Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:48 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:48 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06518369
Brief Summary:
The study will include patients who require elective major abdominal surgery for cancerous or non-cancerous conditions. The goal of the research is to assess the benefit of a prehabilitation program before surgery that includes nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, and optimization of chronic disease. A group of 10 patients will take part in a prehabilitation program. These patients will be compared to 20 patients who received standard of care.
Detailed Description:
The study will include patients who require elective major abdominal surgery. The study will compare patients who received standard of care to patients who received a prehabilitation program before surgery.
The prehabilitation program will take place for 4-6 weeks before your surgery and will include:
* Review of frailty risk analysis calculator score obtained in the frailty study (#2212-74)
* Review of lab results including complete blood count, creatinine, albumin, and prealbumin
* Review of chronic conditions
* An office visit or telehealth visit to review instructions on nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, and optimization of chronic disease.
* Drinking Surgery Immunonutrition shake twice daily for 5 days before surgery.
* Educational information and video instruction
* Weekly phone calls to motivate, ensure adherence, and assess progress.
* Measurements of hand grip strength and body weight
Study:
NCT06518369
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06518369