NCT06960291Recruiting
Sustainable Implementation of the EXCEL Exercise Oncology Program Across Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 7 Oct 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
EXCEL will provide online and, where feasible, in-person exercise programs to individuals living with and beyond cancer (ILWBC). Research has shown that targeted programs that include tailored exercise prescriptions are more successful in helping individuals with chronic disease to incorporate physical activity and exercise into their daily routines. While ILWBC are advised by healthcare professionals (HCPs) to engage in exercise, there is a lack of cancer-specific exercise programs and cancer-trained exercise specialists in Canada, outside of the research setting. Considering the negative impact cancer and its treatments have on fitness and physical activity levels, community-based efforts towards improving access, uptake and maintenance of exercise programming are needed. This study will evaluate the benefits of a community-based or online EXCEL exercise program for people living with and beyond cancer across Canada, using a streamlined intake process compared to the original EXCEL Study (HREBA.CC-20-0098, NCT04478851). This 8 to 12-week program (intervention) will be delivered in-person or over virtual platform. It includes twice weekly supervised exercise classes.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 740 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 4 Apr 2025
- Start date
- 11 Mar 2025
- Primary completion date
- 30 Oct 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Calgary
- Diseases
- Prostate cancer, Lung cancer, Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT06960291
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 740
- From 11 Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, 30 Oct 2026
- 5 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- is not pretreatment, or receiving active cancer treatment (i.e., surgery, systemic therapy and radiation therapy), has not received cancer treatment within the past 3 years, or if beyond 3 years since treatment completion, doesn't have side effects from cancer treatment or the cancer itself, that could be improved or managed with exercise
Other illness
- does not or did not have a cancer diagnosis
Age
- is under the age of 18
Other
- is unable to participate in mild exercise, at minimum
- unable to read/write in English
- for online programs, does not have internet or computer access
Who the study is looking for
- have or had a diagnosis of cancer;
- be 18 years or older;
- be able to participate in low-intensity levels of activity, at minimum;
- be pretreatment, or receiving active cancer treatment (i.e., surgery, systemic therapy and radiation therapy), have received cancer treatment within the past 3 years, or if beyond 3 years since treatment completion, have a referral from their healthcare team indicating they have side effects from cancer treatment or the cancer itself, that could be improved or managed with exercise;
- be able to provide informed written consent in English or French
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (5)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Calgary Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Calgary | Canada | Recruiting |
| Nova Scotia Health Authority Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Halifax | Canada | Recruiting |
| Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Montreal | Canada | Recruiting |
| University of Toronto Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toronto | Canada | Recruiting |
| University of British Columbia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Vancouver | Canada | Recruiting |
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