Remote exercise program aims to boost chemo completion in cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07596732
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a home-based exercise program can help people with gastrointestinal or lung cancer handle chemotherapy better. Up to 120 participants will be randomly assigned to either an aerobic and resistance exercise group or a stretching group. All activities are done remotely using Bluetooth devices and home equipment, with weekly trainer check-ins. The goal is to see if exercise improves how much chemotherapy patients can receive without needing dose reductions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple home exercise program helps people complete more of their chemotherapy with fewer dose reductions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 120 participants. The stretching group is a comparison, not a true placebo, and results may not apply to all cancer types or treatment settings.
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Study facts
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- 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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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: * Gastrointestinal cancer (esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, colon, and rectal) treated with chemotherapy (and other treatments, as clinically indicated) before surgery OR Lung cancer (non-small cell and small-cell) treated with chemotherapy (and other treatments, as clinically indicated) for advanced- or extensive-stage disease. * Completion of the modified version of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire. Exclusion Criteria: * Actively treated for another non-gastrointestinal or non-lung malignancy (surveillance with observation is allowed). * Engage in more than 150 minutes per week of aerobic physical activity and two or more sessions of muscle strengthening activity per week over the last three months (self-report). * Unable to walk for 6 minutes or two city blocks independently (self-report). * Enrollment in another study that intervenes upon physical activity, diet, or body composition as a primary objective (self-report). * Unable to read and speak English. * No access to a reliable internet connection. * Currently an AdventHealth employee.
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