Walking After Surgery to Improve Recovery and Outcomes After Surgery, AIRTECH Study
Recruiting · NCT04783168 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Best PracticeHealth Promotion and EducationMedical Device Usage and EvaluationQuality-of-Life AssessmentQuestionnaire Administration
What this trial is about
This clinical trial evaluates the relationship between walking and sleeping habits and surgical outcomes in patients with lung cancer. Early walking after surgery is associated with decreased or less severe complications. Learning about how much patients walk may be important in improving outcomes after surgery. Information gained from this trial may help researchers develop interventions to improve outcomes after surgery and improve overall quality of life after surgery in patients with lung cancer.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- 18 years or older
- English speaking
- Ambulatory preoperatively
- Patients undergoing at least a lobectomy
- Must own a smart phone and be willing to install the Fitbit application (App)
- Adequate internet connection via wifi or wireless network connection with smartphone
- Patients who are not already using a wearable device to track daily steps
Exclusion criteria
- Medical, psychiatric, cognitive or other conditions that compromise the patient's ability to understand the patient information, to give informed consent, to comply with the study protocol or to complete the study.
- Cannot maintain activity monitor in place at the time of consent
- Pregnant patients
Where it is running
1 location listed across 1 US state.
- M D Anderson Cancer Center - Houston, Texas, United States