Fitbit study tracks lung cancer Patients' steps to improve surgery recovery
NCT ID NCT04783168
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how walking and sleep habits affect recovery in people having lung cancer surgery. About 240 patients will wear a Fitbit to track their steps and sleep, and some will get extra support to increase walking. The goal is to see if more walking leads to fewer complications and better quality of life after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fitbit wearable device and app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors design better recovery plans for lung cancer patients after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct improvements, and results depend on patients accurately using the Fitbit.
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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 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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 years and older
- 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: * 18 years or older * English speaking * Ambulatory preoperatively * Patients undergoing at least a lobectomy * Must own a smart phone and be willing to install the Fitbit application (App) * Adequate internet connection via wifi or wireless network connection with smartphone * Patients who are not already using a wearable device to track daily steps Exclusion Criteria: * Medical, psychiatric, cognitive or other conditions that compromise the patient's ability to understand the patient information, to give informed consent, to comply with the study protocol or to complete the study. * Cannot maintain activity monitor in place at the time of consent * Pregnant patients
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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