Pre-surgery home workout program aims to cut disability after major operations
NCT ID NCT06511258
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a home-based program of exercise, nutrition advice, and breathing exercises before surgery to see if it reduces disability three months after the operation. Half of the 902 participants will follow the program using an online platform, while the other half will receive usual care. The goal is to improve recovery and quality of life for people undergoing major abdominal, chest, pelvic, head-and-neck, or vascular surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- home-based multimodal prehabilitation program (exercise, nutrition, and breathing) supported through an online platform
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, at-home way for people to recover better after major surgery, reducing disability and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pilot trial, so results are preliminary. The program requires internet access and motivation, which may not work for everyone. It may not show a clear benefit over standard care.
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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 902 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2031
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: 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 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 HeartWalk program)
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada
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