Ambulation to Improve Recovery With Wearable TECHnology (AIRTECH) Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

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.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 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

Locations
United States
Texas
M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITING
Houston
Contact Information
Primary
Garrett L Walsh
gwalsh@mdanderson.org
713-792-6849
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-11-30
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-02-02
Participants
Target number of participants: 240
Treatments
Active_comparator: Arm I (usual care)
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.
Active_comparator: Arm II (usual care, Fitbit)
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
Experimental: Arm III (usual care, Fitbit, Fitbit app)
Patients receive usual care consisting of the clinician educating the patient on the importance of increasing exercise activity in the preoperative period and walking in the postoperative setting. Patients also receive a Fitbit device, install and use the Fitbit app on a smartphone. Postoperative step goals are as follows: Postoperative day (POD) 1: 25% of baseline. Subsequent days will be increased by 10% until patient reaches baseline daily step number. Five automatic daily reminders (delivered by the Fitbit Inspire HR\^TM device itself) to meet a minimum of 250 steps an hour. Postoperatively, patients will be invited to participate in a private group with a leaderboard that consists of step numbers of other participants in the study in an anonymous fashion.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

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