Actively Recruiting
Geriatric Thoracic Surgery Ambulation Challenge
Led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Updated on 2025-04-13
30
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
227 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Geriatric Thoracic Surgery Ambulation Challenge
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 65 years or older
- Patients preparing to undergo thoracic surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients who are completely non-ambulatory (wheelchair-bound)
- Patients lacking capacity to consent due to cognitive disease
- Patients needing surgery sooner than the study's intervention timeframe
- Patients with cardiac disease or angina requiring formal cardiac testing for clearance
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Actively Recruiting
2
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
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Research Team
M
Michael T Jaklitsch, MD
CONTACT
A
Anupama Singh, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
1
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