Pre-Surgery boot camp may help heart and speed recovery

NCT ID NCT06398301

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a 4-week program of exercise, nutrition advice, and stress management before major chest surgery can improve heart rate variability (a sign of good nervous system health) and shorten hospital stays. One hundred adults scheduled for lung surgery will be randomly assigned to either the program or standard care. The goal is to see if preparing the body before surgery leads to a faster, smoother recovery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Multimodal prehabilitation program (exercise, nutrition optimization, and distress-coping techniques)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could show that a short pre-surgery program helps patients recover faster and have a smoother hospital stay.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial (100 people) looking at a heart rate measure, not direct outcomes like complications. The program may not meaningfully change recovery or hospital stay length.

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Conditions

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Motor Activity

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THORACIC SURGERY

Contacts and locations

Locations

IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute

Milan, 20132, Italy
Università degli studi di Verona

Verona, Italy

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