Remote exercise and education program aims to boost Well-Being in older cancer patients
NCT ID NCT05509751
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 12-week program of online chair-based exercise and health education, combined with a geriatric assessment, is feasible and helpful for adults aged 65+ with certain cancers and their support persons. The program is delivered remotely, and the study will measure how many people join, stick with it, and find it useful. It is a small, early-stage trial focused on whether the approach works in practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- geriatric assessment, online chair-based exercise, and health education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a home-based exercise and education program is feasible and helpful for older adults with cancer and their support persons.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It focuses on whether the program can be done, not yet on proving it improves health.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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65 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: 1. Aged 65+ years. 2. Diagnosed with lung, gastrointestinal (GI) , breast, Gynecologic or Genitourinary (GU) cancer or lymphoma who are referred for chemotherapy or immunotherapy and have not received \> 4 weeks of systemic treatment. 4\) Have a physician estimated life expectancy of \>6 months. 5) Be physically inactive (no more than 90 min moderate to vigorous activity per week as per GLTEQ and do not currently meet the recommended physical activity volume of 90 min of aerobic exercise/week). 6\) Able to speak and understand English. 7) Able to give informed consent. 8) Are considered safe to participate in the weekly classes as per their treating oncologist. Eligible support persons are: 1. Identified by the older adult as their support person. 2. Aged 18 years and over. 3. Able to speak and understand English. 4. Able to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe neuropsychiatric abnormalities (e.g., moderate-severe dementia) per the treating physician; and 2. Clinic visit with a geriatrician in the previous 12 months (they have already received part of the intervention). 3. Chest tube in-situ. Exclusion criteria support person: Not able to give informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5G2C4, Canada
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Sunybrook Health Sciences Centre, Odette Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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