Fitbit study aims to decode recovery after breast reconstruction
NCT ID NCT07631026
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study will give 50 women a Fitbit Inspire 3 to wear before and after DIEP flap breast reconstruction surgery. Researchers will track steps, heart rate, and sleep, and compare that data with short questionnaires about recovery. The goal is to learn more about how patients recover, which could help improve future recovery programs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fitbit Inspire 3 activity tracker
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better understand recovery patterns and design improved recovery programs for breast reconstruction patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It does not test a new treatment, so it won't directly improve recovery.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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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Female participants only
- 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 years. * Scheduled for delayed\[SH6.1\]\[PH6.2\] unilateral or bilateral DIEP flap breast reconstruction. * Able and willing to provide informed consent. * Possession of a compatible smartphone or tablet capable of syncing with the Fitbit Inspire 3 app. * Willingness to wear the activity tracker continuously for three weeks preoperatively and three months postoperatively. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability or unwillingness to wear a wrist-worn or ankle-worn activity tracker. * Significant dermatologic conditions, wound, or allergy preventing safe use of a wrist-worn or ankle-worn device. * Planned additional concurrent surgical procedure (non-reconstructive) expected to significantly alter activity level or recovery trajectory (i.e. BSO, CPM). * Participation in another interventional clinical trial that may confound activity or recovery data. * Inability to provide informed consent or complete required questionnaires.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UT MD Anderson
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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