Wearable tech and digital rehab may shorten recovery between lung cancer surgeries
NCT ID NCT07797075
First seen Sep 01, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a digital rehabilitation program, combined with wireless wearable monitors, can help people recover faster between two planned lung cancer surgeries. Participants with multiple primary non-small cell lung cancer will be randomly assigned to either standard care or the digital rehab program, which includes continuous vital sign monitoring, personalized exercise, and daily symptom tracking. The main goal is to see if the intervention shortens the time to being ready for the second surgery, compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A digital pulmonary rehabilitation program with wireless wearable monitoring devices
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could help people recover faster between two lung cancer surgeries, potentially shortening hospital stays and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial, and the intervention is complex, so results may not apply broadly. There is also a risk that the wearable devices or digital program may not be feasible or acceptable for all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 222 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 and ≤85 years * Histopathologically confirmed primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) meeting diagnostic criteria for multiple primary lung cancer (MPLC, unilateral or bilateral multifocal lesions), scheduled for elective sequential (two-stage) curative-intent resection; the first-stage surgery (lobectomy or segmentectomy) has been performed or is planned within 7 days after enrollment, with the second-stage surgery planned within 12 weeks postoperatively * Planned discharge between postoperative day 2 and day 7, and judged by the investigator to be clinically stable and suitable for home-based/out-of-hospital rehabilitation * Able to operate a smartphone application and wearable devices independently or with caregiver assistance, with stable cellular/broadband network access * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2, and preoperatively assessed as able to tolerate routine rehabilitation training * Intact skin at the wearable device attachment sites, without severe skin diseases affecting device placement * Willing and able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing long-term home oxygen therapy, or severe resting hypoxemia/ventilatory dysfunction (judged by the investigator to persistently affect safe rehabilitation) * Concurrent severe, uncontrolled cardiovascular disease (e.g., unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction or stroke within 3 months, NYHA class III-IV heart failure), severe hepatic insufficiency, or severe renal insufficiency * Other diseases or conditions that significantly affect motor function or compliance (e.g., severe neuromuscular/skeletal disorders, cognitive impairment, major psychiatric disorders) * Known or suspected contact allergy to medical adhesives or electrode materials used in the wearable devices, or skin conditions unsuitable for prolonged device attachment * Presence of implanted medical devices incompatible with the study wearable devices, or other contraindications as specified in the device instructions * Pregnancy or lactation, or women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to adopt effective contraceptive measures during the study period * Concurrent participation in another interventional clinical trial that may interfere with the outcomes of this study * Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, makes the subject unsuitable for participation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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