Actively Recruiting
Sustainable Implementation of the EXCEL Exercise Oncology Program Across Canada
Led by University of Calgary · Updated on 2025-10-07
740
Participants Needed
5
Research Sites
89 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Calgary
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Alberta
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Sustainable Implementation of the EXCEL Exercise Oncology Program Across Canada
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Have or had a diagnosis of cancer
- Be 18 years or older
- Able to participate in low-intensity levels of activity at minimum
- Be pretreatment, receiving active cancer treatment (surgery, systemic therapy, radiation), or have completed treatment within the past 3 years
- If more than 3 years since treatment completion, have a referral from a healthcare team indicating side effects from cancer or treatment that can be improved or managed with exercise
- Able to provide informed written consent in English or French
You will not qualify if you...
- Does not or did not have a cancer diagnosis
- Under 18 years of age
- Unable to participate in mild exercise at minimum
- Not pretreatment, not receiving active cancer treatment, and has not received treatment within the past 3 years
- If more than 3 years since treatment, does not have side effects that can be improved or managed with exercise
- Unable to read or write in English
- For online programs, does not have internet or computer access
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 5 locations
1
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N1N4
Actively Recruiting
2
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 1Z7
Actively Recruiting
3
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4R2
Actively Recruiting
4
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A1
Actively Recruiting
5
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H2X 0A9
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Julianna Dreger, PhD
CONTACT
G
Georgia Kaluznick
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
1
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