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Physical Activity and Survival in Advanced Cancer

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
NCT IDNCT01365169ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

590

Study length

about 16 years

Ages

18+

Locations

1 site in TX

What this study is about

This trial is testing if a person's level of physical activity, as measured by healthcare providers, is linked to how long they live after being diagnosed with advanced cancer. The goal is to see if knowing someone's activity levels can help doctors better understand their overall health and survival chances.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Participate in Exercise Intervention
  • 2.Quality-of-Life Assessment
  • 3.Questionnaire Administration
  • +1 more

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
All receive treatment

Everyone gets the investigational treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: ECOG Performance Status

Secondary: Correlation between PA data and Overall Survivor (OS), Correlation between patients' ECOG performance status scores and PA data

Body systems

Oncology