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Geriatric Thoracic Surgery Ambulation Challenge

Pre-Operative Exercise Challenge In Geriatric Thoracic Patients

Who can join

Ages 65 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients Aged ≥ 65 years

  * Who are preparing to undergo thoracic surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who are completely non-ambulatory (i.e. wheelchair-bound-patients) \*
* Those who lack capacity to consent due to cognitive disease.
* Patient for which surgery is felt to be more urgent and therefore performed earlier then our required timeframe for intervention.
* Patients with cardiac disease or angina for which formal cardiac testing is required for clearance.

  * Our exclusion criteria do not include patients with gait disturbances or those who require assistance devices for ambulation.

About the study

This study is examining collecting data on steps walked (ambulation) per day by thoracic surgery patients over the age of 65 years-old before surgery.

The name(s) of the study device involved in this study is:

* Fitbit inspire

What is being tested

• Fitbit (behavioral)

Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Participants: 30 · Started: Aug 25, 2021

Contact the study team

• Michael T Jaklitsch, MD · Phone: 617-732- 6988
• Anupama Singh, MD · Phone: 781-492-5807

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04630496

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Chest Injuries and Disorders

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.