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Recruiting NCT04630496

Geriatric Thoracic Surgery Ambulation Challenge

Trial Parameters

Condition Thoracic Diseases
Sponsor Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase N/A
Enrollment 30
Sex ALL
Min Age 65 Years
Max Age N/A
Start Date 2021-08-25
Completion 2025-12-01
Interventions
Fitbit

Brief Summary

This study is examining collecting data on steps walked (ambulation) per day by thoracic surgery patients over the age of 65 years-old before surgery. The name(s) of the study device involved in this study is: * Fitbit inspire

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients Aged ≥ 65 years * Who are preparing to undergo thoracic surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are completely non-ambulatory (i.e. wheelchair-bound-patients) \* * Those who lack capacity to consent due to cognitive disease. * Patient for which surgery is felt to be more urgent and therefore performed earlier then our required timeframe for intervention. * Patients with cardiac disease or angina for which formal cardiac testing is required for clearance. * Our exclusion criteria do not include patients with gait disturbances or those who require assistance devices for ambulation.

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