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Effect of a Two Week Personalized High Intensity Prehabilitation Program Before Major Abdominal Surgery
Led by Medical University Innsbruck · Updated on 2025-03-26
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying the effects of a personalized high-intensity prehabilitation program lasting two weeks on preoperative fitness in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. The study focuses on reducing the risk of major cardiac cardiovascular events (MACE) within 30 days after surgery, which depends not only on patient-related risk factors but also on the type of surgery performed. Preoperative aerobic fitness, measured by oxygen uptake at the ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VAT) below 11 mL/kg/min, has been linked to higher risks of complications after surgery. Participants are randomly assigned to either standard care without a preoperative fitness program or to a group receiving a personalized high-intensity fitness training program. This program includes stamina, interval, and strength training based on guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine, with six supervised sessions over two weeks. The goal is to improve preoperative fitness prior to surgery through this condensed training schedule. During the study, participants' preoperative fitness will be assessed based on oxygen uptake at VAT after two weeks. Additionally, quality of life will be evaluated using the Quality of Life 36 (QoL-36) scale, measuring patient well-being between randomization and the end of training before surgery. The study involves supervised training sessions by professional sports physicians and aims to monitor changes in fitness and quality of life over the preoperative period.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
High Intensity PreHab Before Major Abdominal Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- ASA I-III
- Body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 35 kg/m2
- Signed informed consent
- Scheduled for elective abdominal surgery with moderate to high risk
You will not qualify if you...
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Major trauma or massive hemorrhage within the last two weeks
- Participation in another interventional study
- Contraindications for preoperative fitness training or ergometry
- Transplantation surgery
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 2 weeks
Participants in the interventional group undergo a personalized high intensity preoperative fitness training program consisting of 6 supervised training sessions over 2 weeks to improve preoperative fitness before surgery.
6 supervised training sessions within 2 weeks
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Medical University Hospital
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, 6020
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Research Team
L
Lukas Gasteiger, MD, PD
H
Helmut Raab, MD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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