Clinical trial · Interventional
Walking for Recovery From Surgery in Improving Quality of Life in Older Adults With Lung or Gastrointestinal Cancer and Their Family Caregivers
Walking for Recovery From Surgery: Pilot Study of a Prehabilitation Intervention for Older Adults With Cancer and Their Family Caregivers
NCT03267524CI-TRIAL-00091242completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This pilot clinical trial studies how well Walking for Recovery from Surgery works in improving quality of life in older adults with lung or gastrointestinal cancer and their family caregivers. A walking program, such as Walking for Recovery from Surgery may help support overall well-being as a caregiver, and may help improve family member or friend's recovery from surgery.
Conditions
Conditions (6)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Liver Carcinoma | Adult Liver Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Caregiver | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | Colorectal Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Lung Carcinoma | Lung Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm | Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Pancreatic Carcinoma | Pancreatic Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Survey Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Supportive Care (Walking for Recovery from Surgery)
- description
- Patients and caregivers receive Walking for Recovery from Surgery prehabilitation intervention in 4 sessions 3-7 days before surgery, before discharge, and at 2 and 7 days post-discharge.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Exercise Intervention
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Survey Administration
Primary outcomes (12)
- measure
- Pedometer-assessed daily steps (patients)
- timeFrame
- Up to 2 months
- description
- Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
- measure
- 6-minute walking time (patients)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
-Inclusion: * PATIENT: Diagnosis of lung or GI (colorectal, pancreas, liver) cancers * PATIENT: Scheduled to undergo surgery * PATIENT: \>= 65 years * PATIENT: Able to read and understand English * CAREGIVER: Family member/friend identified by the patient as the primary caregiver before and after surgery * CAREGIVER: \>= 21 years * CAREGIVER: Able to read and understand English * This study will be conducted in patients and family caregivers who are scheduled to undergo lung or GI cancer surgery treatment * There are no restrictions related to performance status or life expectancy * All subjects must have the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent Exclusion • Subjects, who in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDLafaro KJ, Raz DJ, Kim JY, Hite S, Ruel N, Varatkar G, Erhunmwunsee L, Melstrom L, Lee B, Singh G, Fong Y, Sun V. Pilot study of a telehealth perioperative physical activity intervention for older adults with cancer and their caregivers. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Aug;28(8):3867-3876. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-05230-0. Epub 2019 Dec 16. PMID 31845007