Skip the treadmill? new study tests a quicker way to gauge surgical fitness
NCT ID NCT05092126
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study at Duke University is testing whether a short questionnaire can accurately estimate a person's oxygen consumption during exercise, compared to a standard sub-maximal exercise test. Researchers will enroll 100 adults scheduled for surgery who have low fitness scores. The goal is to develop a simpler, non-exercise method to assess cardiorespiratory fitness before operations.
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 lead to a simpler, questionnaire-based way to estimate a patient's fitness before surgery, helping doctors plan safer procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study, so results may not apply to all patients. The questionnaire may not accurately replace actual exercise testing.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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: * Age 18 and older * Able to speak English * Ambulatory \[assistive devices ok\] * Preoperative Anesthesia and Surgical Screening (PASS) clinic patient with DASI score \<34 * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Acute myocardial infarction (3-5 days) * Unstable angina * Severe untreated arterial hypertension at rest (\>200 mm Hg systolic, \>120 mm Hg diastolic) * Resting heart rate \> 120 bpm * Room air desaturation at rest on room air \<85% * Inmate of correctional facility (i.e. prisoner) * Diagnosed history of dementia * Inability to ambulate independently * Considered inappropriate to participate by Principal Investigator
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Health System
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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