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Walking After Surgery to Improve Recovery and Outcomes After Surgery, AIRTECH Study

Ambulation to Improve Recovery With Wearable TECHnology (AIRTECH) Study

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study looks at how walking and sleep habits are linked to recovery after lung cancer surgery. It is for adults having at least one section of a lung removed. The findings may help researchers find ways to improve recovery and quality of life after surgery.

This clinical trial evaluates the relationship between walking and sleeping habits and surgical outcomes in patients with lung cancer. Early walking after surgery is associated with decreased or less severe complications. Learning about how much patients walk may be important in improving outcomes after surgery. Information gained from this trial may help researchers develop interventions to improve outcomes after surgery and improve overall quality of life after surgery in patients with lung cancer.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Are 18 or older.
  • Speak English.
  • Can walk before surgery.
  • Are having at least a lobectomy, which removes one section of a lung.
  • Own a smartphone and agree to install the Fitbit app.
  • Have a reliable internet connection on your smartphone through Wi-Fi or a wireless network.
  • Do not already use a wearable device to count daily steps.

Who can't join

  • Have a health, mental health, thinking, or other condition that keeps you from understanding the study, agreeing to join, following its rules, or finishing it.
  • Cannot keep the activity monitor in place when you agree to join.
  • Are pregnant.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * English speaking * Ambulatory preoperatively * Patients undergoing at least a lobectomy * Must own a smart phone and be willing to install the Fitbit application (App) * Adequate internet connection via wifi or wireless network connection with smartphone * Patients who are not already using a wearable device to track daily steps Exclusion Criteria: * Medical, psychiatric, cognitive or other conditions that compromise the patient's ability to understand the patient information, to give informed consent, to comply with the study protocol or to complete the study. * Cannot maintain activity monitor in place at the time of consent * Pregnant patients

Study sites (1)

TX