Clinical trial · Interventional
Walking After Surgery to Improve Recovery and Outcomes After Surgery, AIRTECH Study
Ambulation to Improve Recovery With Wearable TECHnology (AIRTECH) Study
- 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 clinical trial evaluates the relationship between walking and sleeping habits and surgical outcomes in patients with lung cancer. Early walking after surgery is associated with decreased or less severe complications. Learning about how much patients walk may be important in improving outcomes after surgery. Information gained from this trial may help researchers develop interventions to improve outcomes after surgery and improve overall quality of life after surgery in patients with lung cancer.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Carcinoma | Lung Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (5)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Practice | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Health Promotion and Education | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Medical Device Usage and Evaluation | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm I (usual care)
- description
- Patients receive usual care consisting of the clinician educating the patient on the importance of increasing exercise activity in the preoperative period and early ambulation in the postoperative setting.
- interventionNames
- Other: Best Practice
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm II (usual care, Fitbit)
- description
- Patients receive usual care consisting of the clinician educating the patient on the importance of increasing exercise activity in the preoperative period and early ambulation in the postoperative setting. Patients also receive a Fitbit to monitor step count
- interventionNames
- Other: Best Practice
- Other: Medical Device Usage and Evaluation
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * English speaking * Ambulatory preoperatively * Patients undergoing at least a lobectomy * Must own a smart phone and be willing to install the Fitbit application (App) * Adequate internet connection via wifi or wireless network connection with smartphone * Patients who are not already using a wearable device to track daily steps Exclusion Criteria: * Medical, psychiatric, cognitive or other conditions that compromise the patient's ability to understand the patient information, to give informed consent, to comply with the study protocol or to complete the study. * Cannot maintain activity monitor in place at the time of consent * Pregnant patients
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