PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery
NCT ID: NCT05520866
Last Updated: 2025-05-02
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
132 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-03-14
2026-04-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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I. Determine the effectiveness of PrehabPal in delivering prehabilitation and improving outcomes for elders who undergo colorectal cancer surgery.
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Determine the impact of PrehabPal on surgical outcomes and functional recovery compared to standard written surgery prehabilitation materials.
OUTLINE:
Participants will be randomly assigned to 1 of 2 conditions. Study participation will continue for up to 12 weeks, with intervention 7-21 days before surgery and a follow-up visit 8 weeks after surgery.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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PrehabPal Web app
Web app based initial geriatric assessment will be given followed by daily tailored prehabilitation activities in the domains of exercise, nutrition, anxiety reduction, home preparation, and advanced care planning. Each participant is paired with a central health coach who monitors engagement and provides support through the Web app portal.
PrehabPal
Web based application
Written Surgery Prehabilitation Instructions
Participants will be provided paper-based prehabilitation instructions that include information about exercise, nutrition, anxiety reduction, home preparation, and advanced care planning. A paper diary is provided to record any prehabilitation activities.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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PrehabPal
Web based application
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Documentation of a colorectal diagnosis as evidenced by the following criteria:
a. Biopsy proven colorectal cancer or unresectable neoplastic polyp.
3. Written informed consent (and assent when applicable) obtained from subject or subject's legal representative and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study.
4. Self-reported access to the Internet.
5. Participant has at least seven days prior to surgery date to optimize for surgery.
6. English language proficient.
Exclusion Criteria
2. No Internet access.
3. Documented diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
4. Surgery scheduled within 7-days.
5. Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data.
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Emerson Collective
UNKNOWN
University of California, San Francisco
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, FACS
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of California, San Francisco
Locations
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Role: backup
References
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Carli F, Bousquet-Dion G, Awasthi R, Elsherbini N, Liberman S, Boutros M, Stein B, Charlebois P, Ghitulescu G, Morin N, Jagoe T, Scheede-Bergdahl C, Minnella EM, Fiore JF Jr. Effect of Multimodal Prehabilitation vs Postoperative Rehabilitation on 30-Day Postoperative Complications for Frail Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg. 2020 Mar 1;155(3):233-242. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.5474.
Li C, Carli F, Lee L, Charlebois P, Stein B, Liberman AS, Kaneva P, Augustin B, Wongyingsinn M, Gamsa A, Kim DJ, Vassiliou MC, Feldman LS. Impact of a trimodal prehabilitation program on functional recovery after colorectal cancer surgery: a pilot study. Surg Endosc. 2013 Apr;27(4):1072-82. doi: 10.1007/s00464-012-2560-5. Epub 2012 Oct 9.
Ogomori K, Broering J, Rogine C, Kin C, Chang GJ, Finlayson E. Evaluating a digital prehabilitation tool in patients with colorectal surgery: protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Feb 18;15(2):e088001. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088001.
Other Identifiers
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22-37253
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
NCI-2023-02952
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
228013
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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