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Establishment of a telemedicine-supported prehabilitation and ERAS program in cardiac surgery - a feasibility study

Establishment of a telemedicine-supported prehabilitation and ERAS program in cardiac surgery - a feasibility study - PEteR

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00036875
Enrollment
250
Registered
2025-07-01
Start date
2025-11-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Elective cardiac surgery patients

Interventions

Group 1: The intervention consists of a three-week telemedical prehabilitation program with varying levels of support and structured postoperative follow-up treatment in accordance with the ERAS princ

Sponsors

Robert Bosch Krankenhaus
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Elective surgery - Low-medium calculated surgical risk

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Urgent or emergency surgery - High calculated surgical risk (EuroSCORE II > 8) - Not able or willing to give consent - Age < 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Exercise adherence in relation to the intensity of support, examined 1-2 days before the planned surgery using the Exercise Adherence Rating Scale and the number of completed self-training sessions (as recorded on the telemedicine platform) 2. Patient satisfaction in relation to the intensity of support, examined 4 days post-op using the ZUF-8 questionnaire on patient satisfaction

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Change in respiratory capacity - Change in functional capacity Descriptive: - Hospital length of stay - Transfer to IMC ward on surgery day - Postoperative complications (pain, atrial fibrillation, delirium, bleeding, Red blood cell transfusion, rethoracotomy, transfer back to intensive care unit) - Quality of life

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactRebekka Leonhardt

Robert Bosch Krankenhaus

rebekka.leonhardt@rbk.de+49 711 8101 6074

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026