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At-home Walking Cadence Functional Assessment and Recovery Trajectory for Older Adults Undergoing Major Surgery

Who can join

Ages 60 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients \> or = 60 years of age and scheduled for surgery.
* Access to a safe walking space roughly 30 ft in length. Safe walking spaces include a long hallway in the home, common use hallway in an apartment building or outside public area.
* Able to walk independently with or without an assistive device (e.g. cane or walker)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Inability to walk independently
* Surgery scheduled less than 7-days after APMC appointment
* Patients scheduled for orthopedic surgery
* Patients scheduled for neurological surgery
* Patients scheduled for cardiac surgery
* Non-English speaking.

About the study

This is a prospective observational study looking at gait-cadence in older adults who are scheduled to have major abdominal surgery at the University of Chicago. The objective of the study is to evaluate whether gait-cadence, as measured from a patient's mobile device at-home, can provide an accurate assessment of a patient's functional status prior to major abdominal surgery and identify patients at risk of poor functional outcomes.

What is being tested

• Patients using Step Test Application and Accelerometer (other)

Sponsor: University of Chicago · Participants: 100 · Started: Jan 2, 2023

Contact the study team

• Daniel Rubin, MD · Phone: 773-702-6856

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05886725

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Walking Problems

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