Prehabilitation is defined as the process of enhancing patients' functional capacity and overall fitness to enable them to withstand a forthcoming stressor (e.g. surgery). Although there are different models of prehabilitation, multimodal prehabilitation is recommended to address the physical and psychological health outcomes prior to surgery. Multimodal prehabilitation commonly consists of exercise-training, nutritional, and psychological support. Evidence suggests that prehabilitation improves preoperative physical fitness and reduces postoperative complications and length of stay in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery. However, the evidence for the feasibility and effects in spinal deformity surgery are less understood. This study is a two arm, pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of a multimodal prehabilitation program prior to surgery for spinal deformity in adults. Participant outcomes will be measured using standardized fitness testing, self-report questionnaires, and medical record reviews at baseline, one week preoperatively, and at 30 days postoperatively.
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Feasibility assessment: Recruitment and Enrollment
Timeframe: 6 months
Feasibility assessment: Intervention fidelity
Timeframe: pre-operative
Feasibility assessment: Adherence,
Timeframe: pre-operative
Feasibility assessment: Retention
Timeframe: 6 months
Feasibility assessment: Safety and adverse events
Timeframe: 6 months
Feasibility assessment: Cost.
Timeframe: 6 months