Reporter brief
The Effect of Perioperative Prehabilitation on Markers of Fitness and Frailty in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: a Pilot, Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Trial
What happened
Trial registry update: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- This abstract reports only rationale and aims, not results—no data on whether the intervention actually reduced complications, length of stay, or improved recovery are provided.
- As a pilot study, findings would not be adequately powered to detect clinically meaningful effects or to guide clinical practice.
- The study design and results in frail or pre-frail patients specifically are not described, so applicability to populations at highest risk of perioperative complications remains unclear.
Study design and sample
Rct; Human.
Patients undergoing elective surgery
- Design
- Rct
- Sample
- —
- Journal
- University of Alberta
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
Effect size
Not recorded.
Caveats
- Assessment: Unassessed.
- Only the source material recorded on this evidence page was assessed.
Conflicts and funding
Not recorded.
Previous evidence
See the Resistance training timeline and recorded assessment for prior evidence.
Primary source
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