Virtual Pre-Surgery class aims to cut complications
NCT ID NCT07278622
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a live online group class called GoPREPARE that teaches people how to get fitter, eat better, and manage stress before major cancer surgery. Researchers will recruit 24 patients awaiting surgery and randomly assign them to either the class or standard care. The goal is not to prove the class works, but to see if a larger trial is possible by measuring recruitment, dropouts, and patient and staff experiences.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- GoPREPARE (virtual group education and behaviour change intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a larger trial that may show virtual prehabilitation reduces complications and improves recovery after cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 24 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention may not improve outcomes or be practical to deliver.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults undergoing elective surgery for any body cavity cancer with curative intent. * Adults with more than 3 weeks before planned surgery * Adults without previous experience of prehabilitation. Exclusion Criteria: * Children * Adults who lack mental capacity. * Adults who do not understand spoken English. * Previous experience of prehabilitation. * Previous surgery for cancer * Pregnancy
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
RECRUITINGPlymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH, United Kingdom
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