Prepping the body before heart surgery: could exercise shorten hospital stays?
NCT ID NCT07704086
First seen Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a prehabilitation program — including exercise, education, and breathing techniques — helps people recover faster after planned heart surgery. The study enrolls adults scheduled for surgery for coronary artery disease, valve problems, or other heart conditions. Researchers measure functional capacity and quality of life after surgery, and track how long participants stay in the hospital.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a prehabilitation program combining physical exercise, health education, and respiratory physiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could help people recover faster after heart surgery, spend fewer days in the hospital, and feel better sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, so results may not apply to all heart surgery patients. The program requires extra effort before surgery, and not everyone may benefit equally.
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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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86 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- 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 aged 18 years or older. * Scheduled for elective cardiac surgery for one or more of the following indications: * Coronary artery disease. * Valvular heart disease. * Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. * Aortic disease. Exclusion Criteria: \- Cognitive impairment that prevents understanding the study procedures or completing the intervention.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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