At-home Walking Cadence Functional Assessment and Recovery Trajectory for Older Adults Undergoing Major Surgery
Recruiting
Observational Study
Gait, Unsteady
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 60 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 100 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago · Other
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About This Trial
This is a prospective observational study looking at gait-cadence in older adults who are scheduled to have major abdominal surgery at the University of Chicago. The objective of the study is to evaluate whether gait-cadence, as measured from a patient's mobile device at-home, can provide an accurate assessment of a patient's functional status prior to major abdominal surgery and identify patients…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients \> or = 60 years of age and scheduled for surgery.
* Access to a safe walking space roughly 30 ft in length. Safe walking spaces include a long hallway in the home, common use hallway in an apartment building or outside public area.
* Able to walk independently with o…
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