PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery

Description

This is a multi-center, randomized trial investigating the use of PrehabPal web app versus a written surgery prehabilitation instructions among individuals aged 65 years and older preparing for colon cancer surgery. PrehabPal is a web app designed with, and for, older adults preparing for surgery at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). This app has the potential to fill a crucial clinical gap for older cancer patients by designing an individualized prehabilitation program and providing prehabilitation coaching.

Conditions

Colon Cancer

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Study overview

This is a multi-center, randomized trial investigating the use of PrehabPal web app versus a written surgery prehabilitation instructions among individuals aged 65 years and older preparing for colon cancer surgery. PrehabPal is a web app designed with, and for, older adults preparing for surgery at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). This app has the potential to fill a crucial clinical gap for older cancer patients by designing an individualized prehabilitation program and providing prehabilitation coaching.

PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Frail Elders Prepare for Cancer Surgery

PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery

Condition
Colon Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Palo Alto

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305

San Francisco

University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, 94143

Houston

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 73030

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Male or female \>=65 years of age at time of evaluation for colorectal cancer resection.
  • 2. Documentation of a colorectal diagnosis as evidenced by the following criteria:
  • 3. Written informed consent (and assent when applicable) obtained from subject or subject's legal representative and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study.
  • 4. Self-reported access to the Internet.
  • 5. Participant has at least seven days prior to surgery date to optimize for surgery.
  • 6. English language proficient.
  • 1. No English language proficiency.
  • 2. No Internet access.
  • 3. Documented diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
  • 4. Surgery scheduled within 7-days.
  • 5. Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data.

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of California, San Francisco,

Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, FACS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of California, San Francisco

Study Record Dates

2026-04-15