Walking for Recovery From Surgery in Improving Quality of Life in Older Adults With Lung or Gastrointestinal Cancer and Their Family Caregivers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adult Liver Carcinoma; Pancreatic Carcinoma; Caregiver; Colorectal Carcinoma; Lung Carcinoma; Malignant Digestive System Neoplasm

• Registration Number: NCT03267524
• Lead Sponsor: City of Hope Medical Center

Brief Summary

This pilot clinical trial studies how well Walking for Recovery from Surgery works in improving quality of life in older adults with lung or gastrointestinal cancer and their family caregivers. A walking program, such as Walking for Recovery from Surgery may help support overall well-being as a caregiver, and may help improve family member or friend's recovery from surgery.

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To examine whether the intervention and telehealth approach would be feasible and acceptable.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To examine patient outcome patterns suggesting the potential efficacy of the intervention on self-efficacy, functional status (daily steps, 6-minute walk time, timed up and go), psychological distress, symptoms, and global health status.

OUTLINE:

Patients and caregivers receive Walking for Recovery from Surgery prehabilitation intervention in 4 sessions 3-7 days before surgery, before discharge, and at 2 and 7 days post-discharge.

After completion of study, patients and caregivers are followed up for 2 months.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-29
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-30
• Study Start: 2017-11-09
• Primary Completion: 2025-03-14
• Study Completion: 2025-03-14
• Status Verified: 2025-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-18
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 87

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pedometer-assessed daily steps (patients)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
Timed-up and go (patients)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
Self-efficacy (caregivers)	Up to 2 months	Will be assessed by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Self-Efficacy-Short Form. Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
Distress assessed using Distress thermometer (caregivers)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
Functional status (caregivers)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
Symptoms (patients)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
6-minute walking time (patients)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
Short Physical Performance Battery (patients)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
General health status assessed using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) General Physical and Mental Health-Short Form (patients)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
Geriatric assessment	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
Distress level assessed using Distress Thermometer (patients)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.
General health status assessed using Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) General Physical and Mental Health-Short Form (caregivers)	Up to 2 months	Descriptive statistics will be used to summarize all outcome measure scores using validated scoring procedures, and to evaluate patterns suggesting potential intervention efficacy on outcomes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

City of Hope Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Duarte, California, United States