Exercise Preconditioning with Cancer Surgeries

NCT04923672 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2024-10-16

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Summary

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

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Moderate continuous exercise

Participants will be asked to wear an Apple watch and use a smartphone application to help increase their activity to 5 days a week, about 40 minutes a day of continuous moderate intensity exercise prior to surgery. They will be asked to continue wearing the watch through about 30 days after surgery.

BEHAVIORAL

High intensity interval exercise

Participants will be asked to wear an Apple watch and use a smartphone application to help increase their activity to 5 days a week, about 40 minutes a day of intervals of high and moderate intensity exercise prior to surgery. They will be asked to continue wearing the watch through about 30 days after surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Virginia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Traci Hedrick, MD · UVA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-20
Primary Completion
2024-09-12
Completion
2024-09-12

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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