App-Based rehab after cancer surgery shows promise in small study

NCT ID NCT05406024

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a digital platform designed to help patients recover physically and mentally after major surgery for esophageal or laryngeal cancer. The platform offered short daily exercise sessions. The study included 30 patients and focused on whether they would use the tool and find it acceptable. It was a small feasibility study, so it cannot yet prove the platform improves recovery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: digital platform with exercise sessions
What this could lead to: If this approach works, it could offer a convenient way for patients to recover at home after major cancer surgery, improving their quality of life.
What could go wrong: This was a very small feasibility study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It only measured if patients used the platform, not whether it actually improved health outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

esophageal cancer Esophageal Neoplasms laryngeal carcinoma laryngeal neoplasm neoplasm neoplasm of esophagus

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASM LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Centre Hospitalier Universtaire

Lille, 59037, France

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