NCT07838090Not yet recruiting
Resistance Training and Creatine Supplementation for Head and Neck Cancer
Pilot Randomized Trial Evaluating Resistance Exercise Training and Creatine Supplementation in Individuals Treated for Head and Neck Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The study will examine a 10-week resistance training program, with or without creatine monohydrate supplementation, in adult survivors of head and neck cancer. Participants will undergo screening and complete study assessments before and after the training period and at a follow-up evaluation. The study will evaluate feasibility, safety, body composition, physical function, cancer-related fatigue, quality of life, and symptom burden in this population.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 31 Aug 2026
- Start date
- 15 Nov 2026
- Primary completion date
- 15 Sept 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Diseases
- Head and neck cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07838090
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 30
- From 15 Nov 2026 to the primary completion date, 15 Sept 2028
- 1 site 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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Other illness
- Cognitive, psychiatric, or neurologic conditions that would impair ability to consent or adhere to study procedures.
- Pre-existing renal impairment.
Other
- Current participation in structured resistance training 2 or more days per week within the past 6 months.
- Current use of creatine supplements, defined as consistently taking creatine more than 2 days per week for the past 6 months.
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18 years or older.
- Diagnosis of head and neck cancer (AJCC stages I-IV).
- Completed curative-intent primary treatment, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or combination treatment, within the past 1 to 3 months.
- Clearance to engage in moderate-intensity exercise based on the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Preparticipation Screening Guidelines.
- Willingness and ability to participate in both in-person and/or virtual supervised exercise sessions.
- Willingness to adhere to the supplementation regimen throughout the study.
- English-speaking and able to understand study instructions and complete questionnaires.
- Access to internet for remotely supervised exercise sessions.
- Availability for the full 10-week intervention and post-intervention assessments.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical University of South Carolina Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charleston | United States | Unknown status |
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