Prehabilitation for Aortic Repair Patients (PREPARE)

University of Michigan

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Aortic Aneurysm

Treatments: Behavioral: Prehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02767518

HUM00109521

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a 2-group study comparing the effect of a "prehabilitation" program to usual care on quality of life and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing elective repair of their thoracic aorta.

Full description

Patients undergoing elective repair of their thoracic aortic aneurysm will be randomized to a "prehabilitation" program prior to their surgery or to usual care. The prehabilitation program is self-directed program designed to improve health and quality of life prior to surgery. The program is currently offered to general surgery patients; this study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of such a program in a different patient population.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 21 years or older
• Diagnosis of thoracic aortic disease with scheduled repair
• Medical clearance from cardiothoracic surgeon
• Ability to provide informed consent
• Regular use of a smartphone or personal computer

Exclusion criteria

• Conditions that limit walking to a severe degree
• Current participation in regular physical activity program
• Acute aortic dissection
• Recent coronary artery disease events
• Inability to speak and read English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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15 participants in 2 patient groups

Prehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will be referred to the Michigan Surgical & Health Optimization Program in the month leading up to their surgery. Individuals are encouraged to increase their physical activity, practice stress reduction, and other behaviors associated with good health.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Prehabilitation

Usual Care

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants will follow the pre-operative instructions provided by their surgical team.