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Prehabilitation for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

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Research Sponsored by McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Participants older than 50 years of age awaiting elective open AAA repair with AAA diameter ≤6.9cm
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up measured at baseline, preoperatively, 6 weeks and 1 year postoperatively
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Study Summary

This trial will look at whether a pre-op program of exercise, nutrition, and psych support can help people with an artery enlargement in the abdomen to reduce complications after surgery.

Who is the study for?
The PREHAAAB trial is for individuals over 50 awaiting elective surgery for an abdominal aortic aneurysm that's less than 7cm wide. Candidates must be able to consent and communicate in English, French, Spanish, or Catalan. It excludes those with ruptured/symptomatic aneurysms, cognitive issues preventing understanding of the study, severe physical limitations to exercise, certain heart conditions or blood pressure concerns.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
This trial tests a pre-surgery program including exercise training, nutritional advice and supplements, plus psychosocial support for patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. The goal is to reduce post-surgery complications and speed up recovery while also providing long-term health benefits.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves non-invasive methods like exercise and nutrition rather than medication or surgery itself, side effects are minimal but may include typical risks associated with starting new exercise routines such as muscle strains.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am over 50 and waiting for open surgery on my abdominal aorta, which is less than 6.9cm wide.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at 6 weeks and at 1 year postoperatively
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at 6 weeks and at 1 year postoperatively for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Postoperative complications measured by the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI)
Secondary outcome measures
6-Minute Walk Test
Anxiety
Body Fat percentage
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Multimodal PrehabilitationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in the intervention group will undergo, in addition to the standard of care, 6+/-1 weeks of a personalized multimodal prehabilitation program. The interventions included will be patient-centered, aiming to optimize patients' preoperative health status while enhancing their empowerment and engagement.
Group II: Control group (standard of care)Active Control1 Intervention
Participants in the control group will receive the standard of care. This will include comorbidity optimization, anemia correction and smoking cessation advice if deemed appropriate.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV
1,341 Previous Clinical Trials
26,452,561 Total Patients Enrolled
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health CentreLead Sponsor
442 Previous Clinical Trials
159,022 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Multimodal Prehabilitation Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05756283 — N/A
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Research Study Groups: Control group (standard of care), Multimodal Prehabilitation
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Clinical Trial 2023: Multimodal Prehabilitation Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05756283 — N/A
Multimodal Prehabilitation 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05756283 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any opportunities to partake in this experiment currently available?

"The evidence provided on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this medical study is not currently admitting participants, as the last editing was performed on February 23rd 2023. Nevertheless, there are 156 other trials which require enrolment at present."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
The PREHAAAB Trial: Multimodal Prehabilitation for Patients Awaiting Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Heather Gill 2023. "The PREHAAAB Trial: Multimodal Prehabilitation for Patients Awaiting Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05756283.
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