Registry update — unassessed
The Effect of Perioperative Prehabilitation on Markers of Fitness and Frailty in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: a Pilot, Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Trial
Trial registry update: NOT_YET_RECRUITING. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
RCTMinor significance
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
- 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.
Extracted from supplied source material; model confidence is not a measured probability of correctness.
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
Recorded source passages
Abstract or registry material supplied for assessment; source version 2. This is not a claim of full-text review.
A growing body of evidence suggests that patients who receive good perioperative care (i.e. care prior to surgery, during surgery, and after surgery) tend to have fewer complications, quicker recovery times, and shorter hospital stays.
A key component of good perioperative care is recognizing individuals who have diminished physiological reserves (i.e. those who are vulnerable or frail).
The aim of this study is to determine if a prehabilitation intervention that combines neuromuscular strength training and intervention to reduce sedentary behavior reduces complications, length of stay, and patient recovery, thereby also reducing the burden on the healthcare system.
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