Efficacy of Adapted Physical Activity on a Walking Platform in Elderly Patients HOspitalized for Cancer Surgery

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of daily use of a walking platform to improve recovery of preoperative walking speed at hospital discharge following oncological surgery in patients aged 65 or older.

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Key information

Conditions

Oncology Elderly Patients Neoplasms Surgery

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

CHU CAEN, Caen, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Men or women aged 65 or over
Candidate for scheduled major oncological surgery and/or surgery with high morbidity
Patient able to walk for 10 minutes on the walking platform at the time of the test
Patient affiliated to a social security system
Signature of informed consent prior to any specific study-related procedure

Exclusion criteria

Patient with severe undernutrition (BMI<18, and/or weight loss >15% in 6 months or >10% in 1 month)
Emergency surgery
Physical contraindications preventing use of the platform
Simultaneous participation in another clinical study that could compromise the conduct of this study
Patients deprived of their liberty, under guardianship or subject to a legal protection measure, or unable to express their consent.
Patient unable to undergo trial follow-up for geographical, social or psychopathological reasons.

Treatment and study plan

Early rehabilitation through Adapted Physical Activity

Device

From the day after surgery, 1 to 2 walking sessions with walking platform, lasting 6 to 30 minutes (min-max), will be proposed daily until the day of discharge.

Primary outcomes

To evaluate the efficacy of daily use of a walking platform to improve recovery of preoperative walking speed at hospital discharge following oncological surgery in patients aged 65 or older.

Time frame: at hospital discharge (approximately 15 to 30 days after surgery)

Proportion of patients having recovered their preoperative walking speed at hospital discharge

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Heidi LAVIEC, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

0231455050

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Francois Baclesse

Other

Registry information

Acronym: APPAHOCA-2

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2027
Study completion: 2027
First posted: Jan 11, 2024
Registry last updated: Jan 12, 2026

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