Clinical trial · Interventional
Effects of a WhatsApp-assisted Prehabilitation for Patient Undergoing Elective Colorectal Cancer Surgery
WhatsApp-assisted Prehabilitation Programme for Adult Patient Undergoing Elective Colorectal Cancer Surgery - A Randomised Controlled Trial
- 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)
The goals of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and the effects of a WhatsApp-assisted prehabilitation for colorectal cancer patients undergoing elective surgery. The main questions are: If the digital prehabilitation is feasible and acceptable by the colorectal cancer patient prior to elective surgery? If this prehabilitation helps to improve the postoperative complications, length of stay, physical activity and psychological well-being for colorectal cancer patients receiving surgery. Researcher will compare the prehabilitation plus standard care to standard care only to see if the prehabiliation helps the colorectal cancer patients. Participants will: 1) enrolled in a approximate 4 weeks (3 episodes/ week) prehabilitation program containing educational information of colorectal cancer, dietary advice, exercises training and psychological podcasting. 2) will answer the survey weekly and after surgery. 3) keep the standard care as per department guidelines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer (Diagnosis) | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- WhatsApp-assisted prehabilitation
- description
- Patient will receive WhatsApp-assisted prehabilitation plus standard care
- interventionNames
- Other: Intervention
- Other: Standard care
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Standard care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Postoperative complications
- timeFrame
- Postoperative period: assessed up to first year postoperative
- description
- measured by the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI), which integrates in a single formula all complications by severity, ranging from 0 (uneventful course) to 100 (death).
Secondary outcomes (6)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of colorectal-related cancer * scheduled for elective colorectal cancer surgery as primary treatment * aged 18 years or above * expected surgery date more than 21 days * able to collaborate in the study and sign the informed consent * able to use WhatsApp application Exclusion Criteria: * identified or known premorbid, that inability to follow the programme * able to understand written and spoken Cantonese/ Chinese
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