RECRUITING

Geriatric Thoracic Surgery Ambulation Challenge

Conditions

Thoracic Diseases Surgery Therapy, Exercise Lung Resection Perioperative activity Pedometer tracker

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Study Overview

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Description

This study is examining collecting data on steps walked (ambulation) per day by thoracic surgery patients over the age of 65 years-old before surgery. The name(s) of the study device involved in this study is: * Fitbit inspire

Official Title

Pre-Operative Exercise Challenge In Geriatric Thoracic Patients

Quick Facts

Study Start:2021-08-25

Study Completion:2024-12-23

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04630496

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No

Standard Ages:OLDER_ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
* Patients Aged ≥ 65 years * Who are preparing to undergo thoracic surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)	* Patients who are completely non-ambulatory (i.e. wheelchair-bound-patients) \* * Those who lack capacity to consent due to cognitive disease. * Patient for which surgery is felt to be more urgent and therefore performed earlier then our required timeframe for intervention. * Patients with cardiac disease or angina for which formal cardiac testing is required for clearance. * Our exclusion criteria do not include patients with gait disturbances or those who require assistance devices for ambulation.

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients Aged ≥ 65 years
* Who are preparing to undergo thoracic surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)

* Patients who are completely non-ambulatory (i.e. wheelchair-bound-patients) \*
* Those who lack capacity to consent due to cognitive disease.
* Patient for which surgery is felt to be more urgent and therefore performed earlier then our required timeframe for intervention.
* Patients with cardiac disease or angina for which formal cardiac testing is required for clearance.
* Our exclusion criteria do not include patients with gait disturbances or those who require assistance devices for ambulation.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Michael T Jaklitsch, MD

CONTACT

617-732- 6988

mjaklitsch@bwh.harvard.edu

Anupama Singh, MD

CONTACT

781-492-5807

asingh54@bwh.harvard.edu

Principal Investigator

Michael T Jaklitsch, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Locations (Sites)

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

United States

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Michael T Jaklitsch, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2021-08-25

Study Completion Date2024-12-23

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2021-08-25

Study Completion Date2024-12-23

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

Thoracic Diseases
Lung Resection
Perioperative activity
Pedometer tracker

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Thoracic Diseases
Surgery
Therapy, Exercise