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NCT05289739: FORTEe
Exercise Training in Childhood Cancer
Completed
NA
Last updated 9 February 2026
What this trial tests
NA trial testing Exercise training in Pediatric Oncology in 478 participants. Completed in 26 January 2026.
Timeline
25 April 2022
Primary endpoint
26 January 2026
26 January 2026
26 January 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 478 |
| Start date | 25 April 2022 |
| Primary completion | 26 January 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 26 January 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across Germany |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Exercise training
Conditions studied
- Pediatric Oncology — all drugs for Pediatric Oncology →
Sponsor
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Who can join
Adults 4 to 21, any sex, with Pediatric Oncology. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The purpose of this multicenter study is to evaluate a personalised and standardised exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing anti-cancer treatment.
Publications & conference data
4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Get strong to fight childhood cancer - an exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing anti-cancer treatment (FORTEe): Rationale and design of a randomized controlled exercise trial.
Neu MA, Dreismickenbecker E, Lanfranconi F, Stössel S, et al · · 2025 · cited 4× · PMID 40775303 · DOI 10.1186/s12885-025-14489-y -
Childhood cancer patients' experiences of a structured exercise program. A qualitative study using reflexive thematic analysis.
Wilke D, Paul NW, Dreismickenbecker E, Alt F, et al · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 40206457 · DOI 10.3389/fped.2025.1547822 -
The mainz resilience assessment in childhood cancer (MRAcc): development of a novel age-specific patient-reported outcome measure to assess resilience in childhood cancer patients.
Neu MA, Ortmüller F, Robinson AL, Dreismickenbecker E, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41749123 · DOI 10.1186/s12885-026-15776-y -
Navigating ethical challenges in the FORTEe randomised controlled trial: a multi-centre staff survey on exercise intervention for children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment.
Alt F, Dreismickenbecker E, Lanfranconi F, Balduzzi A, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41742125 · DOI 10.1186/s12910-026-01414-6
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Data sources for this page
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05289739 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Last refreshed: 9 February 2026
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