Clinical trialNACompleted
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
- Outcome
- Finished, no results posted
- Phase
- NA
- Status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Start
- 9 November 2017
- Expected end
- 14 March 2025
- Enrollment
- 87 participants
- Sites
- 1
- Primary outcomes
- Pedometer-assessed daily steps (patients); 6-minute walking time (patients); Timed-up and go (patients); Short Physical Performance Battery (patients); General health status assessed using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) General Physical and Mental Health-Short Form (patients)
- Sponsor
- Other
- Results posted
- No
- Last update
- 22 June 2025
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Brief summary public domain (ClinicalTrials.gov)
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.
Detailed description public domain (ClinicalTrials.gov)
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To examine whether the intervention and telehealth approach would be feasible and acceptable. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To examine patient outcome patterns suggesting the potential efficacy of the intervention on self-efficacy, functional status (daily steps, 6-minute walk time, timed up and go), psychological distress, symptoms, and global health status. OUTLINE: 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. After completion of study, patients and caregivers are followed up for 2 months.