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Prehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery
Sponsor: University of Melbourne
Summary
Major surgery has been linked to running a marathon as in both represent large endeavours where the body will experience an increase in demands to supply the necessary energy. It has been alledged that, as one would train to prepare for a marathon, the same should be applied to surgery. The process of getting ready and/or fitter for surgery is frequently referred to as prehabilitation and it usually involves interventions on improving nutrition and diet, getting fit and improve emotional wellness. Prehabilitation can improve the recovery after surgery and reduce the time spent in hospital afterwards. This research seeks to determine whether a home based program of increased physical activity and breathing training can improve patients' physical and respiratory function in preparation for lung cancer surgery.
Official title: Digitally Enabled Prehabilitation in a Community-based Setting for Patients Undergoing Lung Cancer Surgery
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
25
Start Date
2025-01-24
Completion Date
2025-06-30
Last Updated
2025-04-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Prehabilitation
Patients will undergo a physiotherapy-led digitally-enabled prehabilitation program before lung resection surgery. The intervention will be delivered through a mobile app and supported by tele-health and will consist of: i) watching six educational videos embedded on the app on relevant topics to prepare for surgery, such as the importance of physical fitness, breathing exercises after surgery, and pain management. ii) a physical activity coaching program to increase daily activity with feedback iii) a home-based, unsupervised exercise program consisting of 10 whole body strengthening exercises delivered in a video format iv) an inspiratory muscle training program using a hand-held device to be performed twice daily.
Locations (1)
The University of Melbourne, Department of Physiotherapy
Parkville, Victoria, Australia