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Effectiveness of Tele-Prehabilitation in improving outcomes for patients with major abdominal and thoracic surgery compared to face-to-face prerehabilitatio

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Abdominal surgery
Thoracic surgery
Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
Registration Number
ACTRN12624000437561
Lead Sponsor
Dr Sviatlana Kamarova
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

•Age : 18 years and above
•Major abdominal surgery; upper GI, lower GI, colorectal surgery
•Open hernia repair, or laparoscopy for patients 60 yrs and above
•Cardiothoracic surgery; lobectomy, pulmonary wedge resection

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients who cannot attend face-to-face sessions or telehealth.
•Patients who cannot follow instructions due to impaired cognitive/intellectual capacity.
•Patients unable to exercise (e.g. impaired musculoskeletal function/injuries)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hospital length of stay <br>[Medical records From the time of surgery to discharge from hospital]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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