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Home workout program before surgery shows promise in pilot trial

NCT ID NCT06042491

Symptom relief Sponsor: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot trial tested a home-based prehabilitation program for people scheduled for major surgery. The program includes exercise, nutrition advice, and breathing techniques, all delivered through an online platform. Half of the 144 participants were assigned to the program, while the other half received usual care. The study focused on whether it is feasible to recruit participants, get them to stick with the program, and follow up after surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
home-based prehabilitation program (exercise, nutrition, breathing techniques)
What this could lead to
If successful, this program could help people recover faster and with less disability after major surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not on proving the program works. Results may not apply to all patients or surgeries.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

144 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2024

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years 2. Scheduled, or on the pathway, for inpatient abdominal, thoracic, pelvic, head-and-neck or vascular surgery 3. Expected surgery date between 3 and 12 weeks from enrollment 4. Valid provincial health insurance number 5. Access to internet-enabled device 6. Email address Exclusion Criteria: 1. Inability to read and communicate in English 2. Cognitive impairment preventing ability to provide informed consent independently 3. No telephone/cell phone 4. Cardiac, neurological or orthopedic procedure 5. Surgery with no curative intent (palliative surgery) 6. Patient not interested in participating in the context of their Telephone Assessment of Physical Activity (TAPA) score 7. Any of the following cardiovascular conditions: 1. Severe valvular heart disease that limits a patient's ability to ambulate on level ground, or is associated with syncope or dyspnea 2. Severe cardiac dysrhythmias that limit a patient's ability to ambulate on level ground, or is associated with syncope or dyspnea 3. Recent myocardial infarction (within 6 weeks prior to enrollment - based on the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Heart Walk program)

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Disability physical Surgery--complications

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  • The Ottawa Hospital

    Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada

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