Actively Recruiting
PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery
Led by University of California, San Francisco · Updated on 2025-05-02
132
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
161 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of California, San Francisco
Lead Sponsor
E
Emerson Collective
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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
Official Title
PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male or female 65 years of age or older at time of evaluation for colorectal cancer surgery
- Biopsy proven colorectal cancer or unresectable neoplastic polyp
- Written informed consent obtained and ability to comply with study requirements
- Self-reported access to the Internet
- At least seven days available before surgery date for prehabilitation
- English language proficiency
You will not qualify if you...
- No English language proficiency
- No Internet access
- Documented diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease
- Surgery scheduled within 7 days
- Any condition or abnormality that could compromise patient safety or data quality according to the Investigator
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94305
Not Yet Recruiting
2
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
Actively Recruiting
3
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States, 73030
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Y
Yukino Nakamura
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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