A Pilot Study of High Intensity Walking in Older Adults in the Pre-operative Period
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- STATUS
- Recruiting
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- End date
- Dec 28, 2025
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- participants needed
- 60
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- sponsor
- University of Chicago
Summary
The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate a high intensity walking intervention in older
surgical candidates with
Description
As the population ages, there are an increasing number of older adults presenting for surgical evaluation. Frailty evaluation has been recognized as a valuable tool in the pre-operative assessment of older adults. Frailty is a clinical syndrome with multiple causes and contributors that involves poor regulation of multiple physiologic systems and is characterized by reduced strength, endurance, and physiologic function. Frailty is a predictor of poor surgical outcomes in older patients, including post-operative complications, increased length of stay, post-discharge institutionalization, and mortality.Identification of frailty in the pre-operative period can aid in risk assessment and decision making for the procedure, can help inform a plan for post-operative care needs, and may provide a target for pre-operative risk reduction interventions.
Given the association of frailty with poor surgical outcomes and the high prevalence of
frailty in surgical candidates, there has been much interest in interventions to mitigate
this risk. Exercise interventions in other populations have shown success, although the
optimal interventions are unknown. In both
In this study, we will examine a 12-week high intensity walking program for frail older surgical candidates.
Details
| Condition | Frailty |
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| Age | 60years - 100years |
| Treatment | High Intensity Walking |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT04241419 |
| Sponsor | University of Chicago |
| Last Modified on | 19 February 2024 |
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