Post-Operative Ambulatory Challenge and Exercise (PACE) Trial



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Cancer, Cancer
Therapuetic Areas:Oncology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:4/3/2019
Start Date:August 2, 2017
End Date:August 31, 2023
Contact:Sam Fox
Email:sfox6@bwh.harvard.edu
Phone:617-525-8541

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This research study is evaluating the postoperative results in terms of quality of life and
functional recovery of elderly patients after cancer surgery.

This is a pilot study, designed to collect data on steps walked (ambulation) per day of
lobectomy patients after surgery. While the investigators know ambulation improves outcomes
after surgery, there is no institutional policy, set of patient goals, or method for deciding
which patients require further resources, such as physical therapy. Data collected will be
used to set up a hospital-wide strategy for patients to achieve post-operative ambulation
milestones more readily.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients Aged ≥ 18 years

- Who underwent or who will undergo lung resection at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)

- With diagnosis of malignant or benign disease

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with baseline immobility (i.e. wheelchair-bound, use of any walking
assistance device, or gait alterations)

- Patients with cognitive deficits
We found this trial at
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75 Francis street
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
(617) 732-5500
Principal Investigator: Michael T Jaklitsch, MD
Phone: 617-732-6455
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