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C.A.P.A.B.L.E. (CrossFit® and Physical Activity: A Better Life Experience)

Does High-Intensity Functional Training Improve Patient Movement and Quality of Life? A Study of CrossFit® in Cancer Survivors

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged 18 years or older at time of program recruitment
* Diagnosed with any cancer
* Cleared from their physician to participate in the program (We assume that most patients will have completed treatment, however if a patient is currently under treatment, this should be their oncologist. If the patient is not currently undergoing treatment, this could be primary care physician or oncologist).
* Available transportation to and from the facility on session days

Exclusion Criteria

* Widely metastatic cancers to the brain or bone may be excluded.
* Patients using mobility assistance devices may be excluded. Exclusionary criteria will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and patients with these limitations may be included with approval from Dr. Beebe-Dimmer and the referring physician.

About the study

This study will introduce cancer survivors to cross-training with the expectation that the program proposed will ultimately result in superior improvements in functional performance, body composition and quality of life compared with the current American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines for cancer survivors.

What is being tested

• 12 week pilot intervention study. (behavioral)

Sponsor: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · Participants: 500 · Started: Nov 12, 2018

Contact the study team

• Jennifer B Beebe-Dimmer, MPH, PhD. · Phone: (313) 578-4209
• Tara Baird, M.Ed. · Phone: (313) 578-4246

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT03750981

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.