Clinical trial · Interventional
Alberta Cancer Exercise Pilot Randomized Trial
Alberta Cancer Exercise Community-based Program: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The purpose of the study is to examine the benefit and specific outcomes of a community-based exercise program that is designed to address the needs of individuals who are receiving or recovering from cancer treatment. Eighty cancer survivors from Edmonton and Calgary will take part in the 24-week long study. Survivors will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The first group will take part in an 8-week supervised exercise program followed by 8 weeks of self-directed or home-based exercise (early exercise group). The other 40 participants will continue with their normal activities for 16 weeks (delayed exercise group). After the 16 week period, participants in the delayed exercise group will take part in the 8-week supervised exercise program. Exercise sessions will take place at selected YMCAs in Edmonton and Calgary. Exercise sessions will be supervised by specially trained exercise specialists who have received special training in exercise and cancer. Outcomes of the study will include feasibility, physical fitness measures, cancer-related symptoms and quality of life.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neoplasms | Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Exercise | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard Care
- description
- Participants in this group will receive standard education on the importance of physical activity in the recovery from cancer and how to become more active. Participants assigned to this group will have the option to participate in the exercise program after the 16-week follow-up assessment.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Education
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Supervised Community-based Exercise
- description
- Participants in this group will take part in an 8-week supervised exercise program at the YMCA. Following the 8-week intervention, participants will have the option to continue for an additional 8-weeks at the YMCA (fee for service) or follow an 8-week self-directed program.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Exercise
- Behavioral: Education
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Within 18 months of a diagnosis of any type of cancer 2. Receiving or have received curative cancer treatment (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy) 3. Cleared for unrestricted physical activity by their treating oncologist Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of metastatic disease 2. Any uncontrolled or serious comorbid conditions that would preclude participation in exercise testing and training 3. Women who are pregnant
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