About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Early rehabilitation through Adapted Physical Activity
DeviceFrom 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.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
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.
Proportion of patients having recovered their preoperative walking speed at hospital discharge
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