NCT05520866

PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery

PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Frail Elders Prepare for Cancer Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 132 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Colon Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	PrehabPal	Web based application

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-14
• Primary completion: 2026-01-31
• Completion: 2026-04-15
• First posted: 2022-08-30
• Last updated: 2025-05-02

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: United States