Prehabilitation: The intervention includes 3 aspects (exercise, nutrition and breathing). Our intervention is a home-based multimodal prehabilitation program supported through an online platform.
Study summary
The STRIVE Before Surgery Trial evaluates patient-reported disability at 90 days after surgery following participating in a home-based multimodal prehabilitation program supported through an online platform. Half of the participants will be randomized into the prehabilitation group, while the other half will be randomized into the control group.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age ≥18 years
2. Scheduled, or on the pathway, for inpatient abdominal, thoracic, pelvic, head-and-neck or vascular surgery
3. Expected surgery date between 3 and 12 weeks from enrollment
4. Valid provincial health insurance number
5. Access to internet-enabled device
6. Email address
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Inability to read and communicate in English
2. Cognitive impairment preventing ability to provide informed consent independently
3. No telephone/cell phone
4. Cardiac, neurological or orthopedic procedure
5. Surgery with no curative intent (palliative surgery)
6. Patient not interested in participating in the context of their TAPA score
7. Any of the following cardiovascular conditions:
1. Severe valvular heart disease that limits a patient's ability to ambulate on level ground, or is associated with syncope or dyspnea
2. Severe cardiac dysrhythmias that limit a patient's ability to ambulate on level ground, or is associated with syncope or dyspnea
3. Recent myocardial infarction (within 6 weeks prior to enrollment - based on the Heart and Stroke Foundation's HeartWalk program)
Primary outcome measure(s)
Patient-reported disability using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS) — 3 months The WHODAS is a patient-reported disability scale that assesses limitations in six major life domains (i.e., cognition, mobility, self-care, social interaction, life activities, participation in society). Each questionnaire item is scored on a Likert scale ranging from 0 to 4. The sum of the responses is the WHODAS Disability Score (range: 0 to 48), which is expressed as a percentage of the maximum possible score
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa
Ontario
Recruiting
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This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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