Perioperative prehabilitation combining strength training and sedentary behavior reduction tested in pilot RCT.
This pilot randomized controlled trial examined whether preoperative prehabilitation combining neuromuscular strength training and sedentary behavior reduction would reduce surgical complications, length of stay, and improve recovery in patients undergoing elective surgery. The authors note that exercise can modify molecular drivers of frailty and that reducing sedentary behavior is recommended to prevent frailty, but the abstract does not report the study's actual findings on these outcomes.
What this changes
The finding has not established an approved change to our evidence assessment.
Source date: Sep 10, 2026 · Discovered: Sep 17, 2026 · Assessed: — · Research update
What it does not prove
- Limitations have not yet been verified. Read the primary source.
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Study details
- Design
- Rct
- Sample size
- —
- Duration
- —
- Population
- Patients undergoing elective surgery
- Primary outcome
- Markers of fitness and frailty
- Effect size
- —
- Significance
- Not reported
- Journal
- University of Alberta
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
Sources
Primary source
- University of Alberta ↗Clinical trial
Source versions
Assessment history
9/23/2026 · SUPERSEDED: Source updated; assessment withdrawn pending review.
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