Clinical trial · Interventional
Exercise Preconditioning with Cancer Surgeries
Evaluation of the Feasibility of Wearable Technology-Guided Exercise Preconditioning to Accelerate Return to Function After Cancer Surgery
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Company providing the computer application for exercise intervention suddenly closed for business
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Studies have shown that people who are more physically fit prior to surgery do better after surgery. For this reason, it may be helpful for people who are going to have abdominal surgery for cancer to exercise before surgery to increase fitness. In this study, patients will be assigned to either maintain their current activity, or increase activity to 5 days a week, 40 minutes per day, of either continuous moderate activity or intervals of moderate and vigorous activity (three groups). All participants will wear an Apple watch, and participants in the exercise groups will use a smartphone application to get feedback on activity and encouragement to reach activity goals.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Gynecologic Cancer | Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Hepatobiliary Cancer | Malignant Hepatobiliary Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| High intensity interval exercise | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Moderate continuous exercise | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- Participants will be asked to wear an Apple watch through about 30 days after surgery and will be asked to maintain their current activity level.
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Moderate continuous training group
- description
- Apple watch and a smartphone application Increase activity to 5 days a week, 40 minutes a day of continuous moderate intensity exercise prior to surgery.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Moderate continuous exercise
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- High intensity interval training group
- description
- Apple watch and a smartphone application Increase activity to 5 days a week, 40 minutes a day of intervals of high and moderate intensity exercise prior to surgery.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (≥ 18 years of age) patients undergoing elective abdominal oncologic resection of a confirmed or potential colorectal, hepatobiliary, or gynecologic neoplasm. * Study participants must be able to provide written informed consent and authorization. * Study participants must be able to understand written and verbal English, as well as to be able to communicate in English. * Study participants must have an Apple iphone to use during the study period Exclusion Criteria: * Any patient unable and/or unwilling to cooperate with all study protocols. * Patients who require an assist device (walker) for ambulation. * Patients that indicate they did at least 3 days of vigorous intensity activity in the previous 7 days OR any combination of walking, moderate-intensity or vigorous-intensity in all of the last 7 days totaling at least 18 and a half hours * Recent history of cardiac disease (within 3 months of registration) that would preclude vigorous exercise * Individuals with end stage renal disease currently on dialysis * Individuals with a history of liver failure as evidenced by AST, ALT or Alkaline Phosphatase ≥ 3x upper limit of normal * Individuals with uncontrolled hypertension * Women who are breastfeeding or pregnant * American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status score ≥ 4 * Any patient that needs further cardiac evaluation per ACC/AHA perioperative criteria * Surgery scheduled \< 3 weeks of study registration (precluding time to participate in exercise regimen) * Any patient who currently uses a fitness tracker or heart rate monitoring-capable device to guide exercise * Patient indicates a lack of familiarity or discomfort with using a smartphone * If participation is not in the best interest of the patient, in the opinion of the treating investigator
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