An interventional study of structured exercise training in Cancer, Cancer (Colon Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lymphoma, Chronic Lymphoma Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma) and Lung Cancer (Non-Small Cell), sponsored by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-07.
Sponsored by Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to establish a safe and systematic exercise assessment and prescription program for cancer survivors. It can be challenging for cancer patients to start exercising due to various health risks, so this study aims to create a personalized and easily reproducible workflow. The study will include cancer patients who have completed their primary curative treatments at least 2 months ago.
Participants will undergo a comprehensive health and fitness evaluation led by a study physician. This evaluation includes:
To ensure safety and maximize health benefits, the study includes a continuous tracking system. Participants will report their exercise progress every 4 weeks and undergo a full reassessment every 3 months. The medical team will use this feedback to safely adjust the participant's risk level and exercise prescription over time.
This study is designed as a single-arm, open-label interventional research project. The primary objective is to establish and implement a systematic, institution-based exercise prescription protocol tailored for cancer survivors.
The clinical pathway initiates with patient referral and preliminary screening conducted by collaborating physicians or case managers. Eligible participants then undergo a physiatrist-led, multi-faceted pre-exercise evaluation. This comprehensive assessment integrates a medical history review, cardiovascular risk profiling, functional physical fitness testing, and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET). Additionally, musculoskeletal ultrasound examinations are performed when deemed clinically necessary to objectively evaluate the participant's physical condition.
Based on the integrated assessment results, physiatrists stratify participants into high, moderate, or low exercise risk categories. Individualized exercise prescriptions are then formulated according to the assigned risk level, detailing the required exercise modalities-including aerobic exercise, resistance training, and flexibility exercises-as well as the specific intensity, frequency, duration, and safety precautions.
During the implementation phase, participants execute the prescribed exercise program while utilizing standardized weekly training logs to record their progress. The protocol incorporates an adverse event reporting and data feedback mechanism to ensure continuous safety monitoring and intervention quality. To maintain a dynamic care model, clinical data collection and comprehensive reassessments occur at three distinct time points: baseline (T0), the third month of the intervention (T1), and the sixth month of the intervention (T2). These periodic three-month re-evaluations facilitate the continuous adjustment of both the risk stratification and the personalized exercise prescription, ensuring the intervention remains safe, accurate, and effective.
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The diagnosis was confirmed by looking at a sample under a microscope: tissue from a biopsy or surgery (histology), or cells from a fluid or needle sample (cytology).
Your pathology report is the document that shows this.
Neoadjuvant treatment is given before the main treatment (usually surgery), often to shrink a tumour. Adjuvant treatment is given after it, to lower the chance of the cancer coming back.
A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.
Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.
Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).
The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.
It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Histologically or cytologically confirmed
The diagnosis was confirmed by looking at a sample under a microscope: tissue from a biopsy or surgery (histology), or cells from a fluid or needle sample (cytology).
Your pathology report is the document that shows this.
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Adjuvant and neoadjuvant
Neoadjuvant treatment is given before the main treatment (usually surgery), often to shrink a tumour. Adjuvant treatment is given after it, to lower the chance of the cancer coming back.
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ECOG performance status
A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.
Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.
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Metastases
Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
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Platelets
Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.
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Hemoglobin (Hb)
The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).
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Absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
The number of neutrophils, white blood cells that help fight infection, in a given amount of blood. Too few raises the risk of infection.
It is a count, not a percentage of the white cells. Limits are written in units that mean the same: ≥ 1.5 × 10⁹/L is ≥ 1,500 per mm³ (µL). Each lab has its own reference range.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
structured exercise intervention group
Other: structured exercise training
This study utilizes a "Personalized Precision Exercise Training Program." Following baseline Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) and comprehensive fitness assessments, physicians prescribe individualized regimens adhering to ACSM guidelines for cancer survivors, applying the FITT principle: * Aerobic Exercise: 3-5 days/week at moderate intensity, tailored to treatment tolerance. ≥30 mins/session, flexibly adjusted for treatment side effects. Focuses on rhythmic activities (walking, cycling). * Resistance Training: 2-3 days/week (48h rest per muscle group) at 60-80% 1-RM or a load for 6-15 reps. Employs progressive overload without requiring muscular failure. Involves 8-10 major muscle groups; ≥1 set/exercise, ≥6 reps/set, with ≥60s rest between sets. Modalities adapt to patient status. * Flexibility Training: ≥2-3 days/week (up to daily). Static stretches (10-30s hold, 2-4 reps, stretching to mild discomfort but avoiding pain) covering all major muscles.
Dominant Handgrip Strength Test
The participant is evaluated in a seated or standing position with the shoulder adducted, the elbow flexed at approximately 90 degrees, and the forearm and wrist in a neutral position. Using a calibrated handgrip dynamometer, the participant performs a maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) with the dominant hand for approximately 3 seconds. The test is repeated 3 times with at least a 30-second rest interval between trials. The highest value obtained from the three trials is recorded as the final result.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
30-Second Arm Curl Test
The participant sits in a chair with their back straight and feet flat on the floor, holding a standard dumbbell in the dominant hand (8 lbs / 3.63 kg for males; 5 lbs / 2.27 kg for females). The participant performs repeated full elbow flexion and extension movements over a 30-second period while maintaining shoulder stability. The total number of correctly completed repetitions within the full range of motion is recorded.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
30-Second Chair Stand Test
Using a standard-height chair without armrests, the participant sits with arms crossed over the chest and their back resting against the backrest. Upon the start signal, the participant repeatedly rises to a full standing position and returns to a fully seated position within a 30-second timeframe. The total number of completed stands is recorded.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
Single-Leg Stance Test
The participant places both hands on their hips and stands on the dominant leg with the contralateral leg lifted off the floor. Timing commences with the participant's eyes open and focused straight ahead, and ceases when any of the following compensatory movements occur: the arms are moved from the hips, the lifted leg moves (toward or away from the stance leg, or touches the floor), the stance foot shifts or lifts, or a loss of balance is observed. The test is repeated 3 times with at least a 30-second rest interval between trials. The average duration of the three trials is recorded as the final result.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
6-Minute Walk Distance
This outcome measures the maximal distance a participant can travel in 6 minutes on a hard, flat surface. The total distance is recorded in meters (m). Higher values indicate better cardiopulmonary endurance and functional mobility.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
Peak Oxygen Consumption (Peak VO2)
Peak oxygen consumption (Peak VO2) is determined through Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET). It represents the highest rate of oxygen uptake achieved by the participant during the exercise test. The results are measured and reported in milliliters per kilogram per minute (mL/kg/min).
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
Peak Work Rate
Peak work rate is determined through a symptom-limited Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) using a progressive, incremental ramp protocol on a stationary cycle ergometer. It represents the maximum mechanical power output that the participant can achieve and sustain immediately prior to reaching volitional exhaustion or clinical symptom limitation. The result is measured and reported in Watts (W).
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
Short Form-36 (SF-36)
The SF-36 is a 36-item patient-reported questionnaire that measures health-related quality of life across eight domains: physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health, bodily pain, general health perceptions, vitality, social functioning, role limitations due to emotional problems, and mental health. Each domain is scored on a scale from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate a more favorable health state and better quality of life.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G)
The FACT-G is a 27-item questionnaire designed to measure health-related quality of life in patients receiving cancer therapy. It assesses four primary domains: Physical Well-Being (7 items), Social/Family Well-Being (7 items), Emotional Well-Being (6 items), and Functional Well-Being (7 items). Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much). The subscale scores are summed to yield a total score ranging from 0 to 108, with higher scores representing a better quality of life and lower symptom burden.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI)
The BFI is a 9-item questionnaire used to rapidly assess the severity of fatigue and its impact on daily functioning, particularly in cancer patients. Patients rate their fatigue severity (at its "worst," "usual," and "now" over the past 24 hours) and the extent to which fatigue interferes with six domains of daily life (general activity, mood, walking ability, normal work, relations with other people, and enjoyment of life). All items are scored on an 11-point numeric rating scale from 0 (no fatigue / does not interfere) to 10 (as bad as you can imagine / completely interferes). A global fatigue score is calculated as the mean of all answered items, ranging from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating more severe fatigue and greater interference with daily life.
Time frame: Pre-intervention (T0), after 3 months of intervention (T1), and 6 months after intervention (T2)
Plan to share: No — There is no plan to share individual participant data (IPD) in order to maintain participant privacy and confidentiality
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Started Mar 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2027, 15 months after the start.
Of 1,981 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Neoplasms, half reached primary completion within 29 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 13 and three quarters within 52. This study's planned 15 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 2,056 studies reached it within 29 months; a quarter within 13 and three quarters within 52.
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