Lifting weights, lifting hope: exercise trial targets brain cancer decline
NCT ID NCT05116137
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores whether a supervised, circuit-based resistance training program can help glioblastoma patients maintain muscle mass and perform daily tasks more easily. Researchers will enroll 24 adults with glioblastoma who are currently on treatment. Participants will exercise regularly, and their strength, mobility, and quality of life will be measured over time.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- 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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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * histologically confirmed diagnosis of either primary or secondary GBM * received any dose of DEX * Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) \>70 * English fluency * physician approval * willingness to travel to Halifax to participate. Exclusion Criteria: * unstable or symptomatic cardiac or pulmonary disease, injury or co-morbid disease that precludes ability to safely exercise * significant cognitive limitations * uncontrolled seizures associated with impaired awareness
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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QEII Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada
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