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Brief Title: PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery
Official Title: PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Frail Elders Prepare for Cancer Surgery
Study ID: NCT05520866
Brief Summary: This is a multi-center, randomized trial investigating the use of PrehabPal web app versus a written surgery prehabilitation instructions among individuals aged 65 years and older preparing for colon cancer surgery. PrehabPal is a web app designed with, and for, older adults preparing for surgery at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). This app has the potential to fill a crucial clinical gap for older cancer patients by designing an individualized prehabilitation program and providing prehabilitation coaching.
Detailed Description: PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: 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.
Minimum Age: 65 Years
Eligible Ages: OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
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
Name: Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, FACS
Affiliation: University of California, San Francisco
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR