Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
NCT06511258

The STRIVE Before Surgery Trial

Led by Ottawa Hospital Research Institute · Updated on 2026-05-01

902

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

377 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

O

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Lead Sponsor

C

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

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.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

The STRIVE Before Surgery Trial

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  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
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  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)

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6

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Research Team

E

Emily Hladkowicz, PhD

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

DOUBLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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