Pumping iron against cancer: exercise may ease treatment side effects
NCT ID NCT07453173
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a supervised strength-training program is safe and practical for people with locally advanced rectal cancer who are receiving chemotherapy and radiation before surgery. Fifteen participants will do personalized resistance exercises twice a week for about 24 weeks. The main goal is to see if patients can stick with the program and if it causes any problems, while also exploring whether it helps maintain muscle, reduce fatigue, and improve quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised progressive resistance training program
- What this could lead to
- If this program is feasible and safe, it could lead to a larger trial testing whether strength training helps patients maintain muscle, reduce fatigue, and improve quality of life during cancer treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (15 people) with no control group, so results may not apply widely. Exercise during intensive cancer therapy could also cause injury or be too demanding for some patients.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: * Locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma planned for RAPIDO total neoadjuvant therapy (short-course RT + chemotherapy + surgery), meeting protocol staging criteria (e.g., cT3N1/cT4/cN2/EMVI+/threatened mesorectal fascia/lateral pelvic disease). Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease at diagnosis. * Severe/uncontrolled cardiovascular disease (ejection fraction \<50%).
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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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Fundación Arturo López Pérez
Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 7500921, Chile
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