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The STRIVE Before Surgery Trial

Canada902 participantsStarted 2024-09-05

Plain-language summary

The STRIVE Before Surgery Trial evaluates patient-reported disability at 90 days after surgery following participating in a home-based multimodal prehabilitation program supported through an online platform. Half of the participants will be randomized into the prehabilitation group, while the other half will be randomized into the control group.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Age ≥18 years
✓. Scheduled, or on the pathway, for inpatient abdominal, thoracic, pelvic, head-and-neck or vascular surgery
✓. Expected surgery date between 3 and 12 weeks from enrollment
✓. Valid provincial health insurance number
✓. Access to internet-enabled device
✓. Email address

Exclusion criteria

✕. Inability to read and communicate in English
✕. Cognitive impairment preventing ability to provide informed consent independently
✕. No telephone/cell phone
✕. Cardiac, neurological or orthopedic procedure
✕. Surgery with no curative intent (palliative surgery)
✕. Patient not interested in participating in the context of their TAPA score
✕. Any of the following cardiovascular conditions:
✕. Severe valvular heart disease that limits a patient's ability to ambulate on level ground, or is associated with syncope or dyspnea

What they're measuring

Patient-reported disability using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS)

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06511258

SponsorOttawa Hospital Research Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-01-01

Contact for this trial

Emily Hladkowicz, PhD

613-798-5555 emhladkowicz@toh.ca

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