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Remote Ischemic Preconditioning for Prehabilitation (Prehab Trial)

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Led By Matthew J Durand, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by Medical College of Wisconsin

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up years 1-3

Awards & highlights

Prehab Trial Summary

This trial will study whether a simple, cheap, non-invasive intervention called remote ischemic preconditioning can reduce frailty in elderly patients with colon cancer who are about to have surgery.

Eligible Conditions

Fragility
Prehabilitation
Surgery
Colon Cancer

Prehab Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ years 1-3

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~years 1-3

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and years 1-3 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures

6 Minute Walk Test Distance (Pre Surgery)

Secondary outcome measures

10 Meter Walk Test (Post Surgery)

10 Meter Walk Test (Pre Surgery)

6 Minute Walk Test Distance (Post Surgery)

+5 more

Other outcome measures

All Cause Mortality

Length of Hospital Stay

Number of Hours of Rehabilitation

Prehab Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Remote Ischemic PreconditioningExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Study participants will perform remote ischemic preconditioning daily, at home, from study enrollment to their date of surgery.

Group II: Standard of CareActive Control1 Intervention

Study participants will receive standard of care.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Remote Ischemic Preconditioning

2019

Completed Phase 4

~1420

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Medical College of WisconsinLead Sponsor

609 Previous Clinical Trials

1,162,565 Total Patients Enrolled

Matthew J Durand, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorMedical College of Wisconsin

Julie K Freed, MD, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorMedical College of Wisconsin

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Does this scientific investigation accept participants under the age of eighty?

"This trial is specifically catered to those between the ages of 55 and 85. Evidently, there are more trials for people under 18 (36) than over 65 (468)."

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Are there any spots remaining to participate in this investigation?

"Clinicaltrials.gov states that this medical investigation is actively recruiting patients. The study was posted on February 22nd 2019 and its most recent update occurred on October 14th 2021."

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For which patients is enrollment in this study eligible?

"This trial is welcoming 96 patients who are due to have surgery aged 55 and 85. Applicants will need to fit the following criteria in order to be considered: Between the ages of 55-85, Pathology report confirming or strongly suspecting colon cancer, Surgery planned for curative removal of non-metastasized colon cancer, 6MWT distance no more than 80% of predicted value."

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What is the maximum capacity of participants for this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov attests that this trial is actively recruiting, with the initial post being made on February 22nd 2019 and a recent edit occuring October 14th 2021. The study requires 96 participants from one location to complete it."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Prehabilitation of Frail Surgical Cancer Patients Using Remote Ischemic Preconditioning

Matthew Durand 2019. "Prehabilitation of Frail Surgical Cancer Patients Using Remote Ischemic Preconditioning". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03853473.