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PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Older Adults Prepare for Cancer Surgery
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Summary
This is a multi-center, randomized trial investigating the use of PrehabPal web app versus a written surgery prehabilitation instructions among individuals aged 65 years and older preparing for colon cancer surgery. PrehabPal is a web app designed with, and for, older adults preparing for surgery at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). This app has the potential to fill a crucial clinical gap for older cancer patients by designing an individualized prehabilitation program and providing prehabilitation coaching.
Official title: PrehabPal: A Digital Tool to Help Frail Elders Prepare for Cancer Surgery
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
65 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
132
Start Date
2023-03-14
Completion Date
2026-04-15
Last Updated
2025-05-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
PrehabPal
Web based application
Locations (3)
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States