Smart patch and app aim to boost lung recovery after cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07733492
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This trial tests whether a wireless wearable monitor (chest patch or wristband) plus a smartphone-based rehab program can help people recover lung function after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer. Participants who have had curative-intent surgery will either receive standard care or add the wearable device and a 90-day home rehab plan with exercise, symptom tracking, and remote feedback. The main goal is to see if the intervention improves a key measure of lung function (FEV1) three months after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Wireless wearable vital sign and activity monitor and digital postoperative rehabilitation program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could offer a more effective, convenient way for lung cancer patients to recover lung function at home after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with 126 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The wearable devices and app may be difficult for some patients to use, and the program adds complexity to standard care.
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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 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 85 years
- 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 ≤85 years * Histopathologically confirmed primary non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have undergone elective curative-intent lobectomy or segmentectomy * Planned discharge between postoperative day 2 and day 7, and judged by the investigator to be clinically stable and suitable for home-based rehabilitation * Able to operate a smartphone application and wearable devices independently or with caregiver assistance * Willing and able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Pre-existing long-term home oxygen therapy, or severe resting respiratory dysfunction * Concurrent severe, uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, severe hepatic insufficiency, or severe renal insufficiency * Other diseases or conditions that significantly affect motor function or compliance * Known or suspected contact allergy to medical adhesives or materials used in the wearable devices * Any other condition that, in the investigator's judgment, makes the subject unsuitable for participation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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West China Hospital
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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