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New digital tool aims to boost Pre-Surgery fitness in seniors with colon cancer

NCT ID NCT05520866

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a web app called PrehabPal designed to help frail adults aged 65 and older prepare for colon cancer surgery. The app creates a personalized prehabilitation program and offers coaching. Researchers compared it to standard written instructions in 132 participants to see if it increased the number of days patients engaged in pre-surgery exercises.

What this could mean

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Active substance
PrehabPal web application
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give older cancer patients a simple, personalized digital tool to get stronger before surgery, potentially reducing complications and hospital stays.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with 132 participants. The web app may not significantly improve outcomes compared to written instructions, and results may not apply to all older adults.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

132 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2023

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

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

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: 1. Male or female \>=65 years of age at time of evaluation for colorectal cancer resection. 2. Documentation of a colorectal diagnosis as evidenced by the following criteria: a. Biopsy proven colorectal cancer or unresectable neoplastic polyp. 3. Written informed consent (and assent when applicable) obtained from subject or subject's legal representative and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study. 4. Self-reported access to the Internet. 5. Participant has at least seven days prior to surgery date to optimize for surgery. 6. English language proficient. Exclusion Criteria: 1. No English language proficiency. 2. No Internet access. 3. Documented diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer's disease. 4. Surgery scheduled within 7-days. 5. Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

colon carcinoma colonic neoplasm colorectal cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

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Colon cancer

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 73030, United States

  • Stanford University

    Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

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