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Pilot Testing a Home-based Rehabilitation Intervention Designed to Improve Outcomes of Frail Veterans Following Cardiothoracic Surgery
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Prehabilitation for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 35 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Frail Veterans are at increased risk for poor surgical outcomes, and as the Veteran population grows older and more frail, there is a critical need to identify effective strategies for reducing surgical risks for these patients. Prior research shows that inter-disciplinary rehabilitation strategies deployed after surgery enhance recovery and improve outcomes by building strength and improving nutrition. The investigators believe that similar improvements may be obtained by using similar interventions before surgery to "prehabilitate" patients' capacity to tolerate the stress of surgery. The proposed research will examine the feasibility of a new, home-based prehabilitation intervention aimed at improving surgical outcomes after cardiothoracic surgery through preoperative exercise training and nutritional supplementation. Findings from the study will inform the design of a larger randomized controlled trial of the prehabilitation intervention. If proven effective, prehabilitation could benefit as many as 42,000 frail Veterans who are scheduled for major elective surgery each year.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Prehabilitation will last 4 weeks and consist of a novel, home-based regimen of (a) aerobic conditioning; (b) strength and coordination training; (c) respiratory muscle training; and (d) nutritional coaching and supplementation.