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Malignant Gastrointestinal NeoplasmNCT02356471

Consumer-Based Activity Monitor in Evaluating and Measuring Activity of Older Patients With Abdominal Cancer Undergoing Surgery

A study testing Management of Therapy Complications Fitbit Zip (portable pedometer device), Questionnaire Administration and Quality-of-Life Assessment in people with Malignant Gastrointestinal Neoplasm and Malignant Peritoneal Neoplasm, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This pilot clinical trial studies how well consumer-based activity monitor works in evaluating and measuring activity of older patients with abdominal cancer undergoing surgery. Consumer-based activity monitor (CAM) may identify patients who are at-risk for increased post-surgery medical problems. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 to 90 years
What is being tested?
Management of Therapy Complications Fitbit Zip (portable pedometer device), Questionnaire Administration and Quality-of-Life Assessment
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
34 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2015to Oct 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 60 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) < 3
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed gastrointestinal or peritoneal malignancy
  • Scheduled for major open abdominal oncologic surgery
  • Able to walk without an assistive device
  • Able to complete a minimum of 4 days of in-home activity monitoring before operation
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an Institutional Review Board (IRB)-approved informed consent document
  • Ability to understand and complete the study survey instruments in English

Who cannot join

  • Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke within the past 6 months
  • Severe or symptomatic heart disease
  • Currently residing in nursing or assisted living facility
  • Neurologic disorder that impairs ambulation (e.g. Parkinson's)
  • Actively undergoing treatment for a psychiatric illness
  • Resting blood pressure > 160/100
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  • Clinically evident cognitive and/or behavioral impairment that in the opinion of the study investigator would impair the ability of the patient to adhere to the study procedures, specifically completing home activity monitoring
  • Current alcohol or other substance abuse or history of abuse within 6 months prior to screening
  • Post-operative complications that in the opinion of the study investigator would impair the ability of the patient to adhere to the study procedures, specifically completing home activity monitoring
  • Unable to understand and complete the study survey instruments in English

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157

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About this study

Official title: Pilot Study of a Consumer-Based Activity Monitor (Fitbit Zip) in Evaluating Perioperative Activity of Older Adults Undergoing Major Oncologic Surgery

This pilot clinical trial studies how well consumer-based activity monitor works in evaluating and measuring activity of older patients with abdominal cancer undergoing surgery. Consumer-based activity monitor (CAM) may identify patients who are at-risk for increased post-surgery medical problems. With early identification of at-risk patients, CAM provide supervised exercise in the preoperative and postoperative periods to improve over mobility and potentially decrease preoperative complications among patients undergoing major abdominal surgery.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To demonstrate the feasibility and adherence of using a consumer-based activity monitor during the preoperative period both in the hospital as well as at home.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. To evaluate the ability of a consumer-based activity monitor to demonstrate a 50% decrease in average daily steps for participants before and after major oncologic surgery.

II. To characterize in-home movement among older cancer patients. III. To compare in-home CAM data to in-clinic pre- and post-operative mobility testing using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB).

IV. To compare in-home CAM data to pre- and post-operative self-reported mobility using the Pepper Assessment Tool for Disability (PAT-D) and the Mobility Assessment Tool-Short Form (MAT-sf).

  1. To compare in-home CAM data to self-reported daily activity data during the pre- and post-operative period.

VI. To determine estimates of future study accrual, adherence, and drop-out. VII. To obtain participant feedback from participants to determine potential study opportunities and barriers.

VIII. To identify potential key stakeholders and potential patient partners for development of future grant submissions.

IX. To summarize baseline cognitive screens, physical assessment questionnaire (Pepper Assessment Tool for Disability, PAT-D), mobility assessment tool-short form (MAT-sf), health-related quality of life (FACIT-G) questionnaire, activity questionnaire (Community Healthy Activities Model Program for Seniors [CHAMPS]), pain assessment (Pain Visual Analog Scale, PVAS), fatigue assessment (Fatigue Visual Analog Scale, FVAS), and physical function testing (Short Physical Performance Battery and time to complete 400-meter walk).

  1. CAM data will be compared with research grade activity data provided by the ActiGraph.

OUTLINE:

Patients wear Fitbit Zip (portable pedometer device) to track physical activity for 7 days before undergoing surgery and for 21 more days after undergoing surgery.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 21 and 90 days.

Being tested
Management of Therapy Complications Fitbit Zip (portable pedometer device), Questionnaire Administration, Quality-of-Life Assessment
Medical subject headings
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Management of Therapy Complications Fitbit Zip (portable pedometer device)Device

    Also called complications of therapy, management of

    Use pedometer to monitor physical activity

  • Questionnaire AdministrationOther

    Ancillary studies

  • Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther

    Also called Quality of Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

Study groups in NCT02356471
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Supportive care (consumer-based activity monitor)ExperimentalPatients wear Fitbit Zip (portable pedometer device) to track physical activity for 7 days before undergoing surgery and for 21 more days after undergoing surgery.
Receives: Device: Management of Therapy Complications Fitbit Zip (portable pedometer device); Other: Questionnaire Administration; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of Patients Who Self-report Wearing the Consumer-based Activity Monitor at Least 16 Days of the 21 Day Period

    Feasibility will be defined as the number of patients who self-report wearing the CAM device at least 16 days of the 21 day period.

    Measured: 21 days

Secondary outcomes (9)
  1. Change in Daily Steps for Participants Before and After Major Oncologic Surgery

    This outcome measure will be the change in daily steps for participants before and after major oncologic surgery. Change in median (IQR) steps reported.

    Measured: baseline and 90 days

  2. Change in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

    This outcome measure is to compare pre- and post-operative mobility using the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). Median (IQR) change in SPPB from baseline to 90 days is reported.The scale range is 0-16. Higher scores denotes better outcomes.

    Measured: baseline and 90 days

  3. Change in Duration of 400-meter Walk

    This outcome measure is to compare pre- and post-operative mobility testing using the 400-meter walk. Median (IQR) change in 400 m walk from baseline to 90 days is reported. The duration it takes the participant to walk 400 meters will be recorded in seconds.

    Measured: baseline and 90 days

  4. Change in Pepper Assessment Tool for Disability (PAT-D)

    This outcome measure is to compare pre- and post-operative self-reported mobility using the Pepper Assessment Tool for Disability (PAT-D). Median (IQR) change in PAT-D is reported.

    Measured: baseline and 90 days

  5. Change in the Mobility Assessment Tool-Short Form (MAT-sf).

    This outcome measure is to compare pre- and post-operative self-reported mobility using the Mobility Assessment Tool-Short Form (MAT-sf). Median (IQR) change in MAT-sf is reported. The score range is 30-80 and higher scores denotes better outcomes.

    Measured: baseline and 90 days

  6. Change in CHAMPS Between the Pre- and Post-operative Period

    This outcome measure is to compare self-reported activity data (CHAMPS) during the pre- and post-operative period. Median (IQR) change in CHAMPS is reported. CHAMPS measures activity of the participant and how long they could do the activity. The score range is 0-108. Higher scores denotes better outcomes.

    Measured: baseline and 90 days

  7. Change in Health-related Quality of Life (FACT-G) Questionnaire

    FACT-G is a 27-item compilation of general questions divided into 4 primary quality of life (QOL) domains: physical well-being, social/family well-being, emotional well-being, and functional well-being. The subscales are summed to produce a total score. The total score range is 0-108 and a higher score indicates better quality of life. Outcomes is to compare FACT-G at baseline and 90 days. Change in FACT-G is reported in median (IQR).

    Measured: baseline and 90 days

  8. Change in Pain Assessment -Pain Visual Analog Scale, (PVAS)

    The pain VAS is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity providing a range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity. Change in median (IQR) pain score from baseline to 90 days is reported.

    Measured: baseline and 90 days

  9. Change in Fatigue Assessment- Fatigue Visual Analog Scale (FVAS).

    The fatigue VAS is a unidimensional measure of fatigue providing a range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater fatigue. Change in median (IQR) fatigue score from baseline to 90 days is reported.

    Measured: baseline and 90 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Feb 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2015
  3. Primary completionOct 2016
  4. Study completionOct 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
34 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02356471
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB00031577
Other IDs
NCI-2015-00097, CCCWFU 02114, P30CA012197
Status last verified
Aug 2018
First submitted
29 Jan 2015
Last updated
27 Sep 2018
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Management of Therapy Complications Fitbit Zip (portable pedometer device), Questionnaire Administration and Quality-of-Life Assessment in people with Malignant Gastrointestinal Neoplasm and Malignant Peritoneal Neoplasm, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 10 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Sep 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 27 Aug 2018). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Patients Who Self-report Wearing the Consumer-based Activity Monitor at Least 16 Days of the 21 Day Period (time frame: 21 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Sep 2018.

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