Pre-Surgery boot camp may speed up joint replacement recovery
NCT ID NCT07394582
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a structured preparation program before hip or knee replacement surgery can help people recover faster. The program includes personalized exercise, nutritional advice, stress and pain support, and medication review. Researchers will compare recovery in 180 adults who get the program versus those who receive standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Prehabilitation program (personalized exercise, nutritional advice, stress and pain support, medication review)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a tailored pre-surgery program helps people recover faster and with fewer complications after hip or knee replacement.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study, so results may not be conclusive. The program requires extra time and effort, and benefits may be modest or not apply to everyone.
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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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2034
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 to 99 years
- 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: * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification ≥ 3 * Age between 18 and 99 years * All sexes * Elective total hip or knee replacement with a waiting period of ≥ 8 weeks between surgical indication and surgery * Ability to understand the nature, content, and procedures of the study and to provide written informed consent * Written informed consent obtained prior to any study-related procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or active breastfeeding * Severe trauma or major blood loss within 14 days prior to enrollment * Participation in another pharmacological or interventional clinical study * Contraindications to physical training * Pre-existing diagnosis of moderate to severe dementia
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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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Medical University Innsbruck
RECRUITINGInnsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria
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