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

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06201884

Acronym

APPAHOCA-2

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-11

Start date

2024-03-15

Completion date

2027-12-31

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

Elderly Patients, Oncology, Surgery

Keywords

Adapted physical activity, walking platform

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

DEVICEEarly rehabilitation through Adapted Physical Activity

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.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

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.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
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.	at hospital discharge (approximately 15 to 30 days after surgery)	Proportion of patients having recovered their preoperative walking speed at hospital discharge

Countries

France

Contacts

Primary ContactHeidi LAVIEC, MD

h.laviec@baclesse.unicancer.fr0231455050

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026