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Walking before surgery may speed recovery for head and neck cancer patients

NCT ID NCT06079697

Symptom relief Sponsor: OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested whether a pre-surgery exercise program (walking, sit-to-stand, and other exercises) could help people recover mobility and avoid complications after head and neck cancer surgery. 52 adults scheduled for major surgery wore Fitbits and either did the exercises or received standard care. The goal was to see if the exercise group had better post-surgery step counts and fewer complications.

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Active substance
exercise prehabilitation program (walking, sit-to-stand, and standing exercises)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help people recover faster and with fewer complications after head and neck cancer surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 52 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercise program may not significantly improve recovery for all patients.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

52 people

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Started

Feb 2024

Finished

Jul 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 89 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Older than 18 years of age and younger than 89 years of age. Both men and women and members of all races and ethnic groups may be included * Planned to undergo major head and neck cancer surgery with free tissue transfer reconstruction at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) with the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery with an expected length of stay (LOS) of 3 days or more * Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Planned postoperative admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) * Social or psychiatric conditions that may interfere with compliance * Further exclusion criteria may be applied due to conditions that may impact the ability to safely exercise as well as utilize the Fitbit devices: * Symptoms of or ongoing work-up for unstable angina, uncontrolled tachyarrhythmias, decompensated heart failure, severe aortic stenosis, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, uncontrolled hypertension (HTN), uncontrolled pulmonary HTN or uncontrolled asthma * History of chest pain, dizziness or syncope with exercise * Bony metastases to the spine or extremities * Falls in the last year * Cognitive impairments limiting safety or ability to use technology * Impaired mobility requiring the use of assistive devices, such as use of a walker or wheelchair at baseline * Isolation precautions, as they would not be allowed to ambulate on a patient floor post-operatively

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Conditions

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head and neck carcinoma

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Head and neck carcinoma

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

    Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

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