Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Illinois at Chicago

Code:

NCT07647250

Conditions

Physiological Reactivity to Cues

Physical Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

36-session targeted physical exercise program delivered twice weekly

Study Details

Brief summary:

Patients with pancreatic cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy often experience functional decline, treatment interruptions, and clinical deterioration, and these risks may be amplified when frailty is present.

Conditions

Physiological Reactivity to Cues

Physical Exercise

Study ID

NCT07647250

Start date

Jun 22, 2026

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Apr 30, 2032

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr 30, 2031

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥18 years
2. Diagnosis of pancreatic cancer that is potentially resectable per the treating clinical team's assessment.
3. Planned to receive or actively receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to surgery.
4. Frail or pre-frail as defined by the protocol-specified frailty assessment tool (e.g., Fried Frailty Phenotype; pre-frail = 1-2 criteria; frail => 3 criteria).
5. Able to provide written informed consent.
6. Medically appropriate to participate in supervised, symptom-limited exercise as determined by study screening and, if indicated, the treating clinician's input.
7. Able to complete study assessments and questionnaires in English or Spanish (using IRB- approved instruments/materials).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Adults unable to consent.
2. Medical condition that, in the judgment of the investigator and/or treating clinician, makes exercise unsafe (e.g., unstable angina, uncontrolled arrhythmia, decompensated heart failure, uncontrolled severe pulmonary disease).
3. Any absolute contraindication to exercise participation/testing per institutional standards.
4. Severe symptoms or functional impairment that prevents safe participation despite program modification.
5. Inability to comply with the intervention schedule and study procedures despite reasonable scheduling accommodations.

Study Design

Enrollment

25 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: physical exercise to frail adults w pancreatic ca who are receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Eligible participants may be enrolled if they plan to initiate or are actively receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, provided they meet all inclusion criteria and have no contraindications to supervised exercise

Interventions

36-session targeted physical exercise program delivered twice weekly

Participant will be enrolled for approximately 18-20 weeks (about 4-5 months). This includes a baseline assessment, participation in a 36-session targeted physical exercise program

Primary outcome measure

  • Recruitment rate [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
  • Retention rate [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
  • Adherence rate [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
  • Exercise-related adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

University of Illinois Clinical Cancer Center

Recruiting

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

University of Illinois at Chicago

Last update posted

Jun 24, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Illinois at Chicago on 2026-06-24.