Fitbit for cancer care: new study tests remote exercise monitoring
NCT ID NCT07007039
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether using activity trackers and a phone app can help people with cancer reach their exercise goals during treatment. Twenty-five participants will wear the trackers for three months. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and helpful for both patients and their healthcare providers.
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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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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 to 89 years
- 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: * Are ambulatory as their primary means of mobility without an assistive device except for single point cane or walking sticks in community * Have a diagnosis of cancer (undergoing chemo, radiation, surgery, immunotherapy, or cell therapy (transplants and Chimeric Antigen Receptor t-cell therapy (CAR-T)) or in cancer survivorship * Participating in Outpatient rehabilitation services at time of enrollment, or recommended by physician for participation in study * Have a goal to increase or maintain physical activity (e.g., steps per day or minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week) or strength bouts - personal goal and willingness to address physical activity * Have a smart phone * Willing to accept Datos' Terms and Conditions Exclusion Criteria: * o Individuals with cognitive or communication disorders (including dementia) which would limit their ability to interact with the RTM in this pilot phase
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Chicago, Illinois, 60657, United States
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