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Brief Title: RCT of Mobile Apps & FitBit v. Usual Care
Official Title: Randomized Clinical Trial of FitBit and Mobile Apps Versus Usual Care to Improve Post-Operative Outcomes After GI Cancer Surgery
Study ID: NCT03623464
Brief Summary: This is a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the use of mobile devices in preventing readmission in patients undergoing major GI cancer operations.
Detailed Description: Patients will be randomized to 1) standard of care or 2) to use our mobile app with standard care. The mobile app will collect information on patients' daily physical activity patterns and health status data for clinicians using smartphone mobile technology applications. The investigators believe that by tracking information on patients, the investigators may be able to intervene sooner and prevent a delay in care.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Weill Cornell Medicine- New York Presbyterian, New York, New York, United States
Name: Heather Yeo, MD
Affiliation: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR