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Study identifier: NCT04754672 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Aerobic Fitness or Muscle Mass Training to Improve Colorectal Cancer Outcome

Condition: Colorectal Cancer · Chemotherapeutic Toxicity · Survivorship  ·  Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center

PhaseNA
Planned participants228
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Evidence from randomized controlled trials shows that exercise during cancer treatment benefits physical fitness, fatigue and quality of life. Since the effect of exercise on clinical outcome is currently unknown, exercise is not included as integral part of standard cancer care. Moreover, evidence regarding the optimal exercise prescription in terms of type and dose is lacking. To maintain quality of life in patients receiving palliative treatment with chemotherapy, toxicity-induced modifications in the prescribed chemotherapy dose are common. Such modifications - occurring in 40% of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer - may reduce benefit of treatment. The investigators hypothesize that exercise prevents chemotherapy dose modifications by reducing toxicity and enhancing psychological strength. Additionally, based on studies in rodents and preliminary data in patients with cancer, the researchers hypothesize that exercise has beneficial effects on the functionality of the natural killer cells, which play an important role in the innate immune defense against cancer. Both, fewer dose modifications and improved immune function may improve progression-free survival. This study is a three-armed trial comparing resistance exercise, aerobic interval exercise and usual care in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer to select the optimal exercise prescription for preventing chemotherapy dose modifications. The trial will use a Bayesian adaptive multi-arm multi-stage des…

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Laurien M Buffart, PhD  ·  +31243613674  ·  laurien.buffart@radboudumc.nl

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Locations (13)

Jeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsRecruiting
FlevoziekenhuisAlmere Stad, NetherlandsRecruiting
Meander Medisch CentrumAmersfoort, NetherlandsRecruiting
Ziekenhuis AmstellandAmstelveen, NetherlandsRecruiting
Amsterdam UMCAmsterdam, NetherlandsRecruiting
Netherlands Cancer InstituteAmsterdam, NetherlandsRecruiting
Rijnstate ZiekenhuisArnhem, NetherlandsRecruiting
Ziekenhuis AmphiaBreda, NetherlandsRecruiting
Catharina ZiekenhuisEindhoven, NetherlandsRecruiting
Spaarne GasthuisHoofddorp, NetherlandsRecruiting
RadboudumcNijmegen, NetherlandsRecruiting
Canisius Wilhelmina ZiekenhuisNijmegen, NetherlandsRecruiting

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