Texting your way to a better recovery: WhatsApp prehab for colorectal cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07376668
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if a 4-week prehabilitation program delivered through WhatsApp can help adults with colorectal cancer prepare for and recover from elective surgery. The program includes educational information, diet advice, exercises, and psychological podcasts. Researchers will compare outcomes like complications and hospital stay length between those who get the program plus standard care and those who get standard care alone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 100 people
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- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * diagnosis of colorectal-related cancer * scheduled for elective colorectal cancer surgery as primary treatment * aged 18 years or above * expected surgery date more than 21 days * able to collaborate in the study and sign the informed consent * able to use WhatsApp application Exclusion Criteria: * identified or known premorbid, that inability to follow the programme * able to understand written and spoken Cantonese/ Chinese
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tseung Kwan O Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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