A Trimodal Prehabilitation Study for Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery

Pilot Study Clinical Trial

Official title: Trimodal Prehabilitation Programme Using Smart Watches and Mobile Applications in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Pilot Study

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Prehabilitation programmes have the potential to reduce post-operative complications following abdominal cancer surgery by improving pre-operative fitness levels. Home-based prehabilitation programmes may be more cost effective than hospital-based programmes, but have issues with low compliance. The aims of our study are to assess whether mobile technologies such as smart watches and smartphone applications improve compliance with home-based prehabilitation programmes and to assess the effects of prehabilitation on pre-operative fitness levels in patients due to undergo major abdominal cancer surgery.

Clinical Trial Description

30 patients due to undergo major abdominal cancer surgery at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust will be enrolled to a pilot randomised controlled trial. They will randomised to either a home-based trimodal prehabilitation programme, delivered by the use of FitBit Smart Watches and Smartphone applications, or a control group who will receive a FitBit for physical activity monitoring only, for a period of 2-6 weeks prior to surgery. The prehabilitation programme will include exercise, nutritional, and psychological components. Study outcomes will include 6MWT (6-minute walk test), HADS (hospital anxiety and depression score), steps per day, length of stay post-operatively, and post-operative complications. ;

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• Pilot Study

• NCT number: NCT04047524
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Manchester
• Contact: Shira Baram
• Phone: 0161 918 2098
• Email: shira.baram@christie.nhs.uk
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 14, 2019
• Completion date: December 28, 2019