Can a tailored rehab boost recovery after pancreatic surgery?
NCT ID NCT07768384
First seen Aug 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 4-week rehabilitation program is practical and helpful for patients who experience severe complications after pancreatic surgery. The program includes personalized exercise, nutritional guidance, and techniques to reduce anxiety, and can be done at home or in a hospital setting. The goal is to see if patients can stick with the program and whether it aids their physical and mental recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A 4-week multimodal rehabilitation program combining individualized exercise training, nutritional therapy, and anxiety-reducing techniques.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a structured rehab approach to speed recovery and improve quality of life after complicated pancreatic surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study, so results may not apply broadly. The program's intensity might be challenging for some patients, and it's unclear if it will improve long-term outcomes.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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.
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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: * Age ≥18 years. * Patients undergoing elective proximal pancreatic resection (pancreatoduodenectomy or total pancreatectomy). * Patients developing a severe postoperative complication during their hospital stay, defined as a Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI) \>21. * Exclusion Criteria: * Metastatic disease. * Surgical procedures other than pancreatoduodenectomy or total pancreatectomy. * Inability to speak Italian. * Cognitive impairment or illiteracy resulting in inability to read and understand the Italian language. * Medical conditions contraindicating the rehabilitation regimen (exercise and nutritional intervention), including orthopedic or cognitive disabilities and chronic renal failure (dialysis or creatinine \>250 mmol). * Pregnancy.
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