NCT07255001

Using Strength Tests to Better Understand How Pancreatic Cancer Affects Muscle Mass and Quality of Life

Monitoring Physical Function Changes in Patients With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Potential for Better Understanding of Treatment Trajectory and Survival

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: British Columbia Cancer Agency · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to measure hand grip strength in adults with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is it feasible to measure hand grip strength as part of a clinic visit? * Are changes in hand grip strength related to changes in body composition? * Is hand grip strength related to a person's well-being? * Is hand grip strength related to how a tumour responds to treatment? Participants will squeeze a device with their hand to measure their hand grip strength and complete questionnaires about their well-being when they are seen in clinic for their regular medical care for PDAC.

Conditions

• Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
• Hand Grip Strength

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Hand grip strength assessments using a dynamometer	Squeeze a dynamometer with one hand to measure hand grip strength.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-12-01
• Primary completion: 2027-12-31
• Completion: 2027-12-31
• First posted: 2025-11-28
• Last updated: 2025-11-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada