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Benefit of prehabilitation exercise program on moderate to high risk elderly patients undergoing open abdominal surgery : Randomized controlled trial

Benefit of prehabilitation exercise program on moderate to high risk elderly patients undergoing open abdominal surgery : Randomized controlled trial

Status
Unknown
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20210311008
Enrollment
140
Registered
2021-03-11
Start date
2021-03-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Moderate to high risk elderly patients undergoing open abdominal surgery Prehabilitation Elderly Open abdominal surgery Functional capacity Surgical outcome

Interventions

Prehabilitation exercise protocol in this study consists of aerobic exercise, strengthening exercise and breathing exercise. We will assign patient in the intervention group to exercise follow instruc
Experimental Other,Active Comparator Other
Prehabilitation exercise group,Rehabilitation control group

Sponsors

Faculty of medicine Siriraj hospital, Mahidol university
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Elective surgery patient appointed for open abdominal surgery 2. Stable medical condition 3. Able to walk at least 10 meters without assistant 4. Have preparing period to exercise follow the protocol before operation at least 2 weeks (14 days) 5. Able to visit hospital for follow-up at 1, 3, 6 months after surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Have active cardiac condition(s) within 1 month prior to enrolment day (Active cardiac condition including Unstable angina, Symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, Congestive heart failure) 2. Patient with cardiac implants 3. Low risk surgical patient (Assessed as classification I by American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status) 4. Disability in musculoskeletal or neurological system causing unable to exercise follow the research protocol 5. Diagnosed with Psychotic disorder or dementia (According to the medical records) 6. Impairment in visual or auditory system affecting safety to exercise 7. Diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:(COPD) GOLD grade 3-4 (According to the medical records) Assessed by : 1) Pulmonary function tes result : Forced expiratory volume in the first second of expiration (FEV1) <50% predicted 2) Exacerbation of disease which require hospital visit >= 2 visits/year 3) Exacerbation of disease which require hospital admission >= 1 visit/year 8. Anemic condition in which Hemoglobin level < 7.0 g/dL on the enrolment day 9. Operation including vascular surgery or organ transplantation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Functional capacity 1 month after surgery 6 minutes walk test

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Upper extremities strength 1 moth after surgery 30 seconds arm curl test,Lower extremities strength 1 moth after surgery 30 seconds sit to stand test,Lean muscle mass 1 moth after surgery Bioelectrical impedance analysis,Post-operative morbidity 30 days after surgery Comprehensive Complication Index,Pulmonary complication 7 days after surgery European Perioperative Clinical Outcome(EPCO),Length of primary hospital stay The day patient discharge from hospital Length of primary hospital stay,Readmission rate 3 months after surgery Readmission rate,Basic activities of daily living 1 moth after surgery Barthel index,Instrumental activities of daily living 1 moth after surgery Lawton IADL,Quality of life 1 moth after surgery Euro-QoL-5D-5L,Anxiety and depression 1 moth after surgery Hospital anxiety and depression scale

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPiyapat Dajpratham

Faculty of medicine Siriraj hospital, Mahidol university

piyapat.daj@gmail.com0812590668

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026