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Exercise for Esophageal Cancer

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The goal of this study is to (1) determine the feasibility of a prehabilitation exercise program (exercise before a medical treatment) in adults with esophageal cancer before surgery (esophagectomy). The pre-surgery exercise program will include resistance and aerobic training during the weeks before surgery. We will also assess pre-surgical care needs in adults with esophageal cancer. Researchers will compare the exercise intervention to usual care- which is standard medical care and post-surgery surveillance/follow-up to understand the impact of exercise before surgery. We will follow-up with participants before surgery, and after surgery at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, and 4-months at appointments that coincide with clinical follow-ups. The main questions of this trials are: * Is exercise before surgery for esophageal cancer feasible and acceptable to patients? * How does exercise before surgery change physical function and psychosocial health? * What are important pre-surgical needs for adults with esophageal cancer?
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

20 Participants Needed

Shoulder problems affect many Canadians yearly. While surgery is one of the best treatments for shoulder problems, patients are unaware about shoulder replacement surgeries, the exercises needed after surgery and how to safely recover from the surgery without having another injury. Uncertainties about the surgery and recovery process can further cause post-surgery problems such as: pain, anxiety and re-injury. While some healthcare centers offer an in- class program to educate patients before surgery, some patients face issues with distance or transportation, and cannot regularly meet their doctor to address all their concerns. This project aims to create an online educational program that will teach patients through online videos and educational materials before they go into shoulder replacement surgery. By creating online modules, it can increase the accessibility for home use, and prepare patients on topics such as: their concerns about the surgery and proper exercises they can expect after surgery for a safe recovery. The aim is to study three groups of patients before surgery; 1. a group consisting of an online pre-rehabilitation program 6 weeks before surgery, 2. a group consisting of an online pre-rehabilitation program 6 weeks before surgery + therapist or 3. A group consisting of the current standard of care, which is a WebEx pre-operative education class lead by a physiotherapist and occupational therapist. Researchers will monitor all groups on their recovery before and after surgery. This will provide another alternative to informing patients before surgery and help them to prepare better for surgery. The online modules will contribute to improving the care in Southern Ontario and eventually be used for future care across Canada.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

90 Participants Needed

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a cardiac pre-hab program for patients with blocked arteries (CTO) who are referred for PCI treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can the pre-hab program improve patients\' functional capacity before PCI? Does the pre-hab program impact the need for PCI based on improvements in patients\' health? Participants will: Undergo an initial assessment including a physical exam, medication history, quality of life questionnaires, and blood work. Complete a 6-month cardiac rehabilitation program. Have repeat assessments to evaluate improvements and determine if PCI is still needed. If PCI is performed, be assessed again one month later for functional capacity improvements. If PCI is not needed after 6 months, participants will be followed virtually for an additional 5 months.
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Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

70 Participants Needed

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a home-based, patient-tailored intervention, FIT4SURGERY, to promote physical activity among women with ovarian cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Age:60+
Sex:Female

30 Participants Needed

Complementary medicine is recognized for its ability to enhance appetite, increase energy, reduce anxiety, decrease pain, and improve sleep, among many other benefits. Acupuncture is among the most frequent types of complementary medicine practiced in the US, and Medicare currently includes back pain as a reimbursable indication for this therapy. Acupuncture-related therapies may enhance efforts at prehabilitation in candidates for major lung resection.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:50 - 100

40 Participants Needed

Prehabilitation is defined as the process of enhancing patients' functional capacity and overall fitness to enable them to withstand a forthcoming stressor (e.g. surgery). Although there are different models of prehabilitation, multimodal prehabilitation is recommended to address the physical and psychological health outcomes prior to surgery. Multimodal prehabilitation commonly consists of exercise-training, nutritional, and psychological support. Evidence suggests that prehabilitation improves preoperative physical fitness and reduces postoperative complications and length of stay in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. However, the evidence for the feasibility and effects in spinal deformity surgery are less understood. This study is a two arm, pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of a multimodal prehabilitation program prior to surgery for spinal deformity in adults. Participant outcomes will be measured using standardized fitness testing, self-report questionnaires, and medical record reviews at baseline, one week preoperatively, and at 30 days postoperatively.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:60+

24 Participants Needed

Surgical prehabilitation is the process of enhancing one's physical function and mental capacity to enable him/or her to withstand the stressor of surgery. Prehabilitation can be achieved via optimizing physical fitness, nutrition, and psychological health. Studies have shown that prehabilitation may prevent complications during and after surgery, reduce hospital length of stay, and improve postoperative recovery. Despite the growing interest in the field of prehabilitation, little is understood about how to implement prehabilitation an integrated clinical service. This study will examine the effect of a prehabilitation program that includes exercise, psychological, and nutritional optimization that emulates clinical integration pathways. Participants of this study will have a choice of participating in facility-based prehabilitation (FBP) or home-based prehabilitation (HBP) depending on their needs/accessibility to the Toronto General Hospital. Participant outcomes will be measured using standardized fitness testing, self-report questionnaires, and medical record reviews at baseline, one week preoperatively, and at 30 and 90 days postoperatively. A comprehensive assessment of feasibility will also be conducted to better understand facilitators and barriers to clinical integration.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting

150 Participants Needed

Recovery after lung transplantation (LTx) may be complicated by prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) and protracted intensive care unit (ICU) stay leading to immobilization and impaired health-related quality of life (HRQoL). In the critical care setting, diaphragm atrophy and weakness have been associated with difficulty weaning from MV, increased risk for readmission to hospital or ICU, and increased mortality. Increasing respiratory muscle strength by inspiratory muscle training (IMT) as part of pre-rehabilitation mitigates respiratory muscle dysfunction peri-operatively and may reduce the risk of post-operative complications. However, IMT is not widely used prior to LTx and the benefits of pre-operative IMT on post-transplant outcomes in LTx candidates have not been studied. Objectives: (1) To evaluate the feasibility of a multicenter randomized clinical trial of IMT in LTx candidates in terms of recruitment rate, retention, program adherence, and outcome ascertainment; (2) To establish the change in pre-transplant dyspnea perception, diaphragm structure and function, health related quality of life (HRQoL) and post-transplant intensive care unit (ICU), hospital and post-transplant 3-month outcomes with IMT relative to usual care group; and (3) To characterize the effect of pre-transplant IMT on peri-transplant diaphragm myofibrillar cross-sectional area (CSA), oxidative capacity, inflammatory markers and post-transplant diaphragm muscle thickness and function (UHN TGH site).
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

90 Participants Needed

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if changing sleep behaviour can improve sleep health in patients undergoing prehabilitation before elective surgery. Prehabilitation is the use of exercise, nutrition, and psychological support before surgery to improve recovery from surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does changing sleep behaviour improve sleep before surgery? Does changing sleep behaviour improve recovery after surgery? Researchers will compare participants who receive sleep support with participants who do not receive sleep support to see if it improves sleep health and recovery from surgery. Participants will be asked to attend 4 meetings with the research team to learn how they can improve their sleep. They will use questionnaires, a diary, and a wearable tracker to record their sleep.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

154 Participants Needed

The goal of XFIT study is to measure the safety of an 8-week telehealth-delivered exercise and behavioral training program to treat frailty in lung transplant candidates in their own home. The main questions XFIT aims to answer are: * Is XFIT safe? * Is XFIT feasible and acceptable by participants? * Is XFIT effective in improving frailty and physical function as reflected in patient-reported outcomes. Participants will: - Participate in the 8-week XFIT program or enhanced standard of care
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

70 Participants Needed

Despite multi-modal prehabilitation (nutrition, exercise, and psychosocial interventions), 60% of older elective colorectal cancer surgery patients with poor physical function were unable to reach a minimum preoperative 400m six-minute walking distance (6MWD), a prognostic cut-point. Compared to the patients that attained \>400m 6MWD preoperatively, twice as many of \<400m patients were malnourished. Malnutrition has long been associated with worse functioning (e.g., physical, immune). The investigators hypothesize that for nutritionally deficient patients, the etiology for their poor physical function is malnutrition. Correction of malnutrition alone might thus be sufficient to achieve a 400m 6MWD before surgery and improve patient outcomes.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:65+

60 Participants Needed

The main objective of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to investigate whether a multimodal prehabilitation intervention combining a mixed-nutrient supplement with structured exercise training (MM) or the supplement alone (NUT), against a placebo (CTRL), leads to improvement in functional capacity and postoperative outcomes in surgical patients with lung cancer, at nutritional risk. This will be tested in a single centre RCT of 3 parallel arms, double-blinded for the supplement. Female and male participants (n=168, \>=45 y) will be randomized to a 10-week intervention spanning 4 weeks pre-surgery and 6 weeks post-hospital discharge. The primary outcome is functional capacity as measured by the 6-minute walk test. Secondary outcomes include muscle mass, quality and strength, quality of life, length of hospital stay, and postoperative complications.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:45+

168 Participants Needed

This trial will test if a program combining exercise, nutrition, and mental health support can help patients with cirrhosis become stronger and healthier before their surgery.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

25 Participants Needed

An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a condition where the major artery in the abdomen becomes larger than usual. Over time, as it continues to grow, the wall of the artery weakens and there is a risk that the artery can burst causing internal bleeding and death. Aortic aneurysms are fixed when they reach a certain size to prevent that outcome. The surgery to fix them is a major, high-risk surgery that is associated with a lot of complications and a slow recovery back to normal. The time between diagnosis and surgery is called the pre-operative period and is a key time to optimize a patient's health in order to ensure the best possible outcomes following surgery. This study will look at whether a multidisciplinary pre-operative program that involves exercise training, nutritional advice and supplementation, and psychosocial support will reduce complications following surgery. This program should decrease complications and speed up a patient's recovery back to normal after surgery. It is also a way for patients to take ownership of their disease and play an active role in their health care journey. The benefits from this program will go beyond the pre-operative time frame, as the habits and knowledge gained will improve their health over their lifetime. This study will also assess the economic impact and cost of a program like this.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:50+

152 Participants Needed

While numerous studies have assessed the promising impacts of prehabilitation, there is a lack of prehabilitation research within lower socioeconomic patient populations. Often for prehabilitation studies, patients are heavily involved in full scale exercise and nutrition programs weeks before the scheduled procedure. In underserved populations, programs such as these are often not feasible due to lack of transport, resources, and other barriers to healthcare. The investigators seek to evaluate the effectiveness of inexpensive interventions in lower socioeconomic populations. The investigators hypothesize that barriers to prehabilitation are environmental and that prehabilitation interventions tailored for lower socioeconomic (SES) populations will improve time to discharge, mobility, and in turn, readmission rates. The participants for this clinical trial will be seen four times: initially at the preoperative surgical clinic (6-8 weeks prior to surgery), 1-2 days preop at a pre-procedure clinic, postoperative in the inpatient setting (as soon as the participant is able to ambulate during their hospital stay), and in the postoperative surgical clinic at the postoperative visit. Patients will be within the general surgery, colorectal, and surgical oncology departments at Boston Medical Center (BMC). The anticipated sample size is 60 participants (30 in the intervention/prehabilitation arm and 30 in the control/usual care arm). Participants in the intervention arm will participate in a mobility and step tracking intervention aimed at improving postoperative outcomes. The control group will follow routine standard of care at BMC for preoperative and postoperative care.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:21 - 65

60 Participants Needed

Ready for Recovery Program

Boston, Massachusetts
This is a single-arm, proof-of-concept trial to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the Ready for Recovery program, a 6-week collaborative care intervention to help prepare individuals for repair of aortic aneurysms.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

10 Participants Needed

This is a blinded pilot study in which patients scheduled for pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic or related cancers are randomized to dietary counseling and home exercise at high weekly frequency, either with or without individualized resistance training, in order to determine if such an intervention and research design are feasible in this population. We also aim to determine if physical function or quality of life can be improved with only 2-3 weeks of prehabilitation. This is in preparation for a larger study to determine if resistance improves outcomes.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Age:30+

95 Participants Needed

This trial is testing the PrehabPal web app to see if it better helps people aged 65 and older prepare for colon cancer surgery. The app offers personalized exercise plans and coaching to improve their readiness and recovery. Prehabilitation has experienced significant growth in the field of colon cancer treatment for elderly patients.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:65+

132 Participants Needed

Individuals with ovarian cancer have very poor survival rates. This is because the cancer is not usually detected until it has reached advanced stages. How long an individual survives also is determined by the cancer treatment they receive. Although there are best treatment practices to improve survival, some women have other conditions that limit treatment options. One such condition seen in as many as 50% of women with advanced ovarian cancer is frailty (an age-related decline in function and health). This is a major concern as doctors will often have to change how the cancer is treated based on the patient being frail. For example, patients living with frailty are less likely to have their full tumor removed during surgery. They are also more likely to have complications with surgery, stay in the hospital longer, and recover less well from surgery overall. Patients living with frailty also are more likely to experience delays in their chemotherapy starting, receive lower doses of chemotherapy and/or receive fewer cycles of chemotherapy. These changes in treatment may decrease how long a patient survives after diagnosis. Thus, research is needed to explore strategies to decrease frailty in patients who require treatment for advanced ovarian cancer. An option gaining more attention is physical exercise (e.g. walking, repeatedly rising from a chair). Exercise performed before surgery, which is called prehabilitation, can improve how well a patient recovers after surgery and increase how long they survive. Research has shown that prehabilitation is very beneficial for patients undergoing surgery for heart disease. However, it is not clear whether prehabilitation works for those with advanced ovarian cancer that are going to have surgery. Therefore, the investigators want to explore how a 4+ week exercise program performed while waiting for surgery for advanced ovarian cancer changes frailty and how a patient recovers after surgery. The investigators will specifically look whether the exercise program: 1) reduces how frail a patient is before surgery; 2) improves how well the patient recovers after surgery; and 3) affects the patient's chemotherapy treatment plan. This study will provide important information about the ability of prehabilitation exercise to improve surgical and treatment outcomes in women with advanced ovarian cancer. Overall, it is believed that exercise has the potential to improve the survival of advanced ovarian cancer patients.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Sex:Female

108 Participants Needed

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of a prehab intervention among American Indian (AI) patients diagnosed with obesity-related cancer and measure inflammatory biomarkers to evaluate the preliminary impact of the trial intervention. The central hypothesis is that this community-informed prehab intervention will demonstrate feasibility, patient acceptability, and modulation of host and tumor-microenvironment inflammatory biomarkers. Aim 1: Implement the prehab translational clinical trial for AI patients with obesity-related solid tumor cancer scheduled for surgery. Aim 2 Measure host and tumor-microenvironment (TME) biomarkers using paired serum and tissue samples to compare baseline and post-intervention levels of expression. Serum markers include CRP, IL-6, IL-10, TNFa, IGF-1, VEGF, complete blood count (CBC) with differential, comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), and prealbumin. Tissue markers include Ki67, insulin receptor, TNFa, NFKB, NOS2, and cleaved caspase 3. Aim 3: (optional exploratory aim): Assess differential expression of inflammatory genes in the TME using tumor tissue samples to compare baseline and post-intervention levels of expression. This will be done with a panel that analyzes inflammatory genes only.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Not Yet Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

30 Participants Needed

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"I was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer three months ago, metastatic to my liver, and I have been receiving and responding well to chemotherapy. My blood work revealed that my tumor markers have gone from 2600 in the beginning to 173 as of now, even with the delay in treatment, they are not going up. CT Scans reveal they have been shrinking as well. However, chemo is seriously deteriorating my body. I have 4 more treatments to go in this 12 treatment cycle. I am just interested in learning about my other options, if any are available to me."

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Wellness is defined as the active pursuit of activities, choices and lifestyles that lead to a state of overall health. Prehabilitation, or using rehabilitation in the period before surgery, can improve the pre, during, and post operative experience for the patient. Although exercise as prehabilitation has been well established in organ transplant, the investigators believe a multiphase approach will help to better serve patients and support patient wellness in the long-term. Supporting wellness behaviour change, such as exercise, stress reduction, and sleep, is associated with improved quality of life (QoL), mood, and improvements in well-being. Including behaviour change support in an exercise program can help support transplant patients in long-term positive lifestyle changes. The Transplant Wellness Program (TWP) is an exercise behaviour change program that includes additional wellness components such as nutrition, stress reduction, and sleep programs to support overall health and QoL of transplant patients. Specifically, the TWP will implement physical activity and behaviour change support for patients pre- and post-transplant surgery, addressing functional (frailty, indices of fitness, physical activity levels) and mental (anxiety, stress) outcomes to improve overall QoL. The TWP includes a 12-week exercise program that is delivered either pre-transplant or post-transplant, depending on length of time from study enrollment to transplant surgery. In addition to the exercise intervention, the TWP includes maintenance resources (access to group exercise classes, wellness webinars, group wellness coaching etc.), and wellness behaviour change support. The goal of the TWP is to improve outcomes of participants throughout their transplant journey, as well as reduce health services use. Collected outcomes will include program reach, effectiveness measures such as changes in physical fitness, adoption by healthcare practitioners, implementation of the program, and maintenance. In addition, will also collect health care use measures as the investigators believe the TWP will result in the reduction of several health care use outcomes, such as the number of hospital admissions (including intensive care unit admissions), length of hospital stays and emergency room utilization.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

420 Participants Needed

The primary purpose of this study is to see if individuals with Multiple Myeloma are able and interested in taking part in a tailored exercise program while undergoing their chemotherapy prior to a stem cell transplant. We also hope to learn if this type of program, along with a flexible delivery format (in-person and virtual), helps in maintaining or improving physical fitness, muscle mass and strength, and quality of life during chemotherapy.
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Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

30 Participants Needed

Physical frailty is common in patients awaiting liver transplantation and has been associated with poor health outcomes. There is promising data from small studies showing that behavioural, nutrition and exercise therapy (prehabilitation) improves physical function in patients while they are waiting for a liver transplant. The proposed trial will assess if a 12-week online prehabilitation program improves physical function in patients listed for liver transplantation. Over 4 years, 221 patients will be recruited from 5 transplant centres across Canada and will be randomized to receive either the online prehabilitation program or usual care. The primary outcome will be the change in distance walked in 6 minutes between the beginning and end of the study. Secondary and exploratory outcomes include changes in the liver frailty intake, health-related quality of life, covert hepatic encephalopathy, and post-transplant health- related outcomes. Results will be compared between the intervention and usual care groups. If feasible, an economic evaluation will compare the costs and benefits of the prehabilitation program versus usual care.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

177 Participants Needed

The purpose of this research study is to gather more information about how improving back muscle function before surgery might influence what happens to the spine and function after surgery. This may assist in developing ways to improve surgical outcomes and determine the benefit of pre-operative exercise, if any.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation
Trial Phase:Unphased

70 Participants Needed

The purpose of this study is to assess the use of an exercise program in people with pancreatic cancer.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

16 Participants Needed

This study examines the acceptability, feasibility, and safety in developing a prehabilitation program for head and neck cancer patients. The purpose of this research is to access the safety and acceptability of using a prehabilitation program before head and neck cancer surgery.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

20 Participants Needed

Pre-operative physical functioning has been acknowledged as a factor influencing post-operative complication risk, recovery progression and mortality risk. Current guidelines have yet to focus on the pre-operative period as a potential target to improve levels of physical functioning before renal transplantation. This project proposes the introduction of an exercise intervention pre-operatively to mitigate functional decline pre-operatively and improve post-operative outcomes following renal transplantation. We hypothesize that a home-based exercise prehabilitation program prior to kidney transplantation will result in improved functional outcomes including the 6-minute walk test, 60-second timed sit to stand, Fried Frailty Score, quality of life and fatigue. Further we hypothesize that prehabilitation will result in improved outcomes regarding post-operative recovery, complication rate, length of stay and mortality. Objectives A) Identify whether a prehabilitation program can mitigate functional decline pre-operatively regarding walking speed, strength, endurance, quality of life and fatigue B) To determine whether a tailored home-based exercise program prior to kidney transplantation is feasible with regards to adherence in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). C) To determine if a prehabilitation program results in improved clinical outcomes within one week following Kidney Transplantation (KT) as well as at 30 and 90 days including but not limited to time to first ambulation, time to first bowel movement, postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo classification), mortality and length of stay. D) Quantify the differences described above, if any exist.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased
Age:19+

150 Participants Needed

This is a randomized controlled trial examining the effect of a motivational interview and perioperative mobile-app based nutrition and exercise intervention on surgical outcomes. The hypothesis is that such an intervention will improve surgical outcomes. Patients who are planned to undergo major elective abdominal surgery will be randomized to standard care or the nutrition/exercise intervention. This intervention consists of a mobile-app based coaching program to encourage patients to exercise and adopt a Mediterranean diet in the 3+ weeks prior to surgery.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting

368 Participants Needed

This randomized controlled trial aims to determine feasibility and acceptability of of VR-physical therapy modules for surgical patients undergoing breast or axilla surgery in order to prepare for and recover from surgery.
No Placebo Group

Trial Details

Trial Status:Enrolling By Invitation

30 Participants Needed

This trial is testing a special breathing exercise device for people who have had a lung transplant. The device helps strengthen the muscles used for breathing. The goal is to help these patients breathe better, feel less tired, and improve their ability to do everyday activities.

Trial Details

Trial Status:Active Not Recruiting
Trial Phase:Unphased

90 Participants Needed

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Prehabilitation clinical trials pay?

Each trial will compensate patients a different amount, but $50-100 for each visit is a fairly common range for Phase 2–4 trials (Phase 1 trials often pay substantially more). Further, most trials will cover the costs of a travel to-and-from the clinic.

How do Prehabilitation clinical trials work?

After a researcher reviews your profile, they may choose to invite you in to a screening appointment, where they'll determine if you meet 100% of the eligibility requirements. If you do, you'll be sorted into one of the treatment groups, and receive your study drug. For some trials, there is a chance you'll receive a placebo. Across Prehabilitation trials 30% of clinical trials have a placebo. Typically, you'll be required to check-in with the clinic every month or so. The average trial length for Prehabilitation is 12 months.

How do I participate in a study as a "healthy volunteer"?

Not all studies recruit healthy volunteers: usually, Phase 1 studies do. Participating as a healthy volunteer means you will go to a research facility several times over a few days or weeks to receive a dose of either the test treatment or a "placebo," which is a harmless substance that helps researchers compare results. You will have routine tests during these visits, and you'll be compensated for your time and travel, with the number of appointments and details varying by study.

What does the "phase" of a clinical trial mean?

The phase of a trial reveals what stage the drug is in to get approval for a specific condition. Phase 1 trials are the trials to collect safety data in humans. Phase 2 trials are those where the drug has some data showing safety in humans, but where further human data is needed on drug effectiveness. Phase 3 trials are in the final step before approval. The drug already has data showing both safety and effectiveness. As a general rule, Phase 3 trials are more promising than Phase 2, and Phase 2 trials are more promising than phase 1.

Do I need to be insured to participate in a Prehabilitation medical study?

Clinical trials are almost always free to participants, and so do not require insurance. The only exception here are trials focused on cancer, because only a small part of the typical treatment plan is actually experimental. For these cancer trials, participants typically need insurance to cover all the non-experimental components.

What are the newest Prehabilitation clinical trials?

Most recently, we added Exercise Program for Frailty in Lung Transplant Candidates, Arm and Leg Cycling for Spinal Cord Injury and Combined Rehab Therapy for Acquired Weakness to the Power online platform.

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