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

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Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

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.

Official Title

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

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-03-14
Study Completion:2026-04-15
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05520866

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 CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. Male or female \>=65 years of age at time of evaluation for colorectal cancer resection.
  2. 2. Documentation of a colorectal diagnosis as evidenced by the following criteria:
  3. 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. 4. Self-reported access to the Internet.
  5. 5. Participant has at least seven days prior to surgery date to optimize for surgery.
  6. 6. English language proficient.
  1. 1. No English language proficiency.
  2. 2. No Internet access.
  3. 3. Documented diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
  4. 4. Surgery scheduled within 7-days.
  5. 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.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Yukino Nakamura
CONTACT
877-827-3222
Yukino.Nakamura@ucsf.edu

Principal Investigator

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

Study Locations (Sites)

Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, 94305
United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143
United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 73030
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco

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

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 Date2023-03-14
Study Completion Date2026-04-15

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-03-14
Study Completion Date2026-04-15

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Web app
  • Older Adult
  • Prehabilitation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Colon Cancer