Exercise program aims to get head and neck cancer patients off the couch
NCT ID NCT06184880
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured physical activity program can reduce how much time head and neck cancer patients spend sitting or lying down. Researchers will track 96 patients over 18 months, measuring their movement, quality of life, and fatigue. Half the patients will follow the exercise program, while the other half will receive standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- physical activity program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a structured exercise program helps head and neck cancer patients become less sedentary and feel better during recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with 96 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires internet access and motivation, which may limit participation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients ≥18 years * newly diagnosed, histologically proven Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancer, non-metastatic, * life expectancy ≥18 months * having a smartphone, tablet or computer with an internet connection enabling remote physical Activity sessions for the experimental group Exclusion Criteria: * Presenting a contraindication to moderate physical activity * Deprived of their liberty by court or administrative decision * Unable to be followed for medical, social, family, geographic or psychological reasons for the duration of the study,
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ch Valence
RECRUITINGValence, 26000, France
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