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A study for the use of prehabilitation health care application (Preha) in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery (Preha trial)

A study for the use of prehabilitation health care application (Preha) in patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery (Preha trial) - Use of prehabilitation health care application (Preha) (Preha trial)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000045713
Enrollment
240
Registered
2022-01-01
Start date
2022-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Patients who are planning to undergo highly invasive gastrointestinal surgery

Interventions

Use of prehabilitation application (PreHA) . Term
2-6 weeks (while waiting for surgery)

Sponsors

Nagoya University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients who are planned to undergo highly invasive hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery or subtotal esophagectomy or other highly invasive gastrointestinal surgery. 2)Patients who have understood and agreed the concept of the study. 3)Patients who can manipulate smart phone. 4)Patients who have agreed to buy and intake amino acids and synbiotics supplements. 5)Age more than 20, both gender

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients who can not do exercise due to physical problem. 2)Patients with congenital branched-chain amino acids metabolic disorder. 3)Patients who are allergy to amino acids supplement or synbiotics. 4)Patients who are required an emergent surgery or who are planned to undergo surgery within 14 days. 5)Patients with severe comorbid disease (such as cardiac, respiratory, renal, or hepatic disorder etc.). Depending on the decision of the investigators. 6)Patients with severe mental disorder. 7)Patients with cognitive disease. 8)Patients with high risk of falling. 9)Patients who are not eligible for the study by the investigators decision.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Completion rate of Nagoya University Prehabilitation Program (NUPP) using Preha Completion rate will be evaluated by the followings: a) average daily steps during waiting period for surgery b) proportion of the days walking more than 5,000 steps per day per days of waiting period for surgery c) number of squat per day d) daily minutes of moderate vigorous physical activity

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYukihiro Yokoyama

Nagoya University Department of Surgery, Division of Perioperative Medicine

yyoko@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp0527442218

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026