Can a smartwatch track how kids recover from cancer surgery?
NCT ID NCT06674811
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether smartwatches and blood tests can measure how well children recover after surgery to remove a solid tumor. About 40 children and their caregivers will wear smartwatches and answer questionnaires before surgery and for up to a year after. Researchers will also look at proteins and metabolites in the blood to find patterns linked to recovery. The goal is to better understand surgical resilience and find ways to improve recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict and support recovery after major cancer surgery in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (40 participants) focused on measuring recovery, not testing a treatment. Results may not apply to all children or lead to immediate changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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.
Who is studied
Children and young adults 3-18 years old who are undergoing surgical resection for an extracranial solid tumor and their primary caregiver or guardian.
- Ages
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3 to 25 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: * 3-25 years old at enrollment * With solid tumors of the chest, abdomen, and extremities including neuroblastic tumors, sarcoma including soft tissue and bone, kidney tumors, liver tumors, ovarian tumors, lung and pleural-based tumors, and intestinal tumors -OR- * Guardian or primary caregiver of patient 3-25 years old with one of the aforementioned tumors. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are known to be pregnant or prisoners.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55901, United States
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