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Getting stronger before surgery: can home exercises improve recovery for frail patients?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study is testing a home-based exercise and education program designed to help physically frail older adults get stronger before they undergo lung surgery. The goal is to see if this 'prehab' program is practical to run and if it helps patients recover better with fewer compl…
Matched conditions: THORACIC
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Chicago • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Mar 30, 2026 14:27 UTC
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Ear seeds for surgery strength? study tests ancient technique on modern patients
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis small pilot study is testing whether a simple ear acupressure technique can boost the benefits of standard pre-surgery exercise programs (prehabilitation) for people facing major lung surgery. Researchers will give 40 participants small seeds to press on specific points of t…
Matched conditions: THORACIC
Phase: NA • Sponsor: University of Chicago • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Mar 31, 2026 12:11 UTC
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Robot surgeons get a 'Feel' for your tissue
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to understand how new force-sensing tools work during robotic surgeries. Researchers will observe 200 patients undergoing various procedures (like hernia repair or partial kidney removal) with the da Vinci 5 robot. The main goal is to see how much force these inst…
Matched conditions: THORACIC
Sponsor: Intuitive Surgical • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Mar 25, 2026 14:09 UTC