Smartwatch study aims to predict surgery complications
NCT ID NCT05782140
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a wearable device could help monitor patients after major surgery. Researchers wanted to see if patients would use the device and if the data could help predict problems. The study was stopped early, so it's unclear if the approach works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mayo Clinic Watch Device (wearable remote monitoring platform)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways to monitor patients after surgery at home, potentially catching complications early.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early, so results are limited. It was a small feasibility study, not designed to prove the device improves health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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
Subjects undergoing surgery in the Mayo Clinic Rochester Department of Surgery.
- 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 and older * Scheduled to undergo surgery resulting in a complex recovery as evaluated by the treating Department of Surgery surgeon. This includes but is not limited to the following inpatient elective surgery procedures: esophagectomy, pancreatectomy, major liver resections, open vascular surgery, lower extremity bypass, colectomy, and complex pulmonary resections (lobes and above). * Subjects are committed to daily exercise as outlined in the protocol. Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years of age * Subject is pregnant * Subject is dismissed from the hospital to a nursing home or long term care facility. * Subject cannot commitment to daily exercise as outlined in the protocol. * Subjects enrolled in another device or drug study does not necessarily preclude them from participating in this study. Please check with the PI for inclusion if the subject is on another device or drug study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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