New toolkit aims to boost recovery for older cancer surgery patients

NCT ID NCT03857620

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a pre-surgical toolkit (OPTI-Surg) designed to help older cancer patients recover more quickly after major surgery. The toolkit provides recommendations before surgery to improve physical function and reduce complications. About 325 participants with various cancers will use the toolkit, and researchers will measure their activity levels and recovery eight weeks after surgery.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer carcinoma neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CARCINOMA HEALTH CARE PROVIDER MALIGNANT NEOPLASM SURGICAL PROCEDURE, UNSPECIFIED

Contacts and locations

Locations

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453-2699, United States
Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus

Brookfield, Wisconsin, 53045, United States
Ascension Southeast Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin

Franklin, Wisconsin, 53132, United States
Augusta University Medical Center

Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
Aurora Saint Luke's Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Desoto

Southhaven, Mississippi, 38671, United States
Baptist Memorial Hospital and Cancer Center-Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee, 38120, United States
Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
CoxHealth South Hospital

Springfield, Missouri, 65807, United States
Fairview Southdale Hospital

Edina, Minnesota, 55435, United States
Geisinger Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
Helen F Graham Cancer Center

Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States
Hennepin County Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415, United States
Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States
LSU Healthcare Network / Metairie Multi-Specialty Clinic

Metairie, Louisiana, 70006, United States
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest

Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States
Louisiana State University Health Science Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
Marshfield Clinic-Minocqua Center

Minocqua, Wisconsin, 54548, United States
Marshfield Medical Center - Weston

Weston, Wisconsin, 54476, United States
Marshfield Medical Center-EC Cancer Center

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54701, United States
Marshfield Medical Center-Marshfield

Marshfield, Wisconsin, 54449, United States
Marshfield Medical Center-Rice Lake

Rice Lake, Wisconsin, 54868, United States
Marshfield Medical Center-River Region at Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 54482, United States
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
Memorial Health University Medical Center

Savannah, Georgia, 31404, United States
Mercy Hospital Springfield

Springfield, Missouri, 65804, United States
Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa, 50314, United States
Miami Valley Hospital South

Centerville, Ohio, 45459, United States
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus

The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
Morristown Medical Center

Morristown, New Jersey, 07960, United States
NYP/Columbia University Medical Center/Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States
North Memorial Medical Health Center

Robbinsdale, Minnesota, 55422, United States
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27103, United States
Overlook Hospital

Summit, New Jersey, 07902, United States
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital

Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
Queen's Medical Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48106, United States
Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center

Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States
Spectrum Health at Butterworth Campus

Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
University of Kansas Cancer Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
University of Kansas Hospital-Westwood Cancer Center

Westwood, Kansas, 66205, United States
VCU Massey Cancer Center at Stony Point

Richmond, Virginia, 23235, United States
Virginia Commonwealth University/Massey Cancer Center

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

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