NCT06943638

How Easy-to-Follow Exercises Can Help Cancer Patients With Anxiety While Receiving Chemotherapy

The Effect of Mild Exercise While Receiving Chemotherapy on the Psychology of the Cancer Patient

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: Christine Mavrogiannopoulou · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Cancer is one of the main causes of death, and this study looks at how light exercise and stretching might reduce anxiety in patients receiving chemotherapy. The research took place in a hospital's daily care unit and used a study design where each patient was compared to themselves, measuring anxiety before and after the exercise program.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Exercise
• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mild Exercise and stretches	For 15 minutes the patient received an individualized mild workout program intending to relax and relieve some of his stress. The workout includes deep breaths, easy-to-do exercises, and stretches from lying on the bed, sitting in a chair, or standing. I always followed the patient's tempo and provided him with as many breaks as he needed.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-02
• Primary completion: 2025-03-24
• Completion: 2025-03-24
• First posted: 2025-04-24
• Last updated: 2025-08-01
• Results posted: 2025-08-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece