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Multimodal Prehabilitation for Surgery in the Elderly: a Randomised, Prospective, Multicenter, Multidisciplinary Trial
Led by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Updated on 2024-11-01
466
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
256 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
I
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Lead Sponsor
U
University of Bern
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This multicentric, randomised controlled trial is to the investigators knowledge the first implementation of a multimodal, multidisciplinary prehabilitation approach using knowledge from different specialties to lower complications and to increase cost effectiveness after major surgery in elderly, frail patients.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Multimodal Prehabilitation for Surgery in the Elderly: a Randomised, Prospective, Multicenter, Multidisciplinary Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Written informed consent
- Comorbid condition with ASA score of 3 or higher
- Pre-existing fitness deficits such as anaerobic threshold below 11 ml/kg/min or VO2 peak below 14 ml/kg/min if anaerobic threshold unavailable, or VE/VCO2 slope over 33
- Scheduled for major urologic, thoracic, visceral, orthopedic, or cardiovascular surgery
- Screening performed at least 2 weeks before surgery
You will not qualify if you...
- Paralysis or mobility problems that prevent exercise
- Premorbid conditions or orthopedic impairments that contraindicate exercise
- Cognitive disabilities
- Chronic renal failure requiring dialysis
- Emergency surgery procedures
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Bern Inselspital Bern
Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 3010
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Dominique A Engel, Dr
CONTACT
P
Patrick Wuethrich, Prof
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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