Effect of Prehabilitation on Surgical Outcomes of Abdominally-based Plastic Surgery Procedures
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a program to optimize patient physical fitness and nutrition ("prehabilitation") prior to and after plastic surgery involving the abdomen improves surgical outcomes. The investigators hope to determine how a multimodal peri-operative prehabilitation program can be most effective in engaging and motivating patients to physically and mentally get ready for an abdominally-based plastic surgery operation. The overall goal is to determine if this program will improve post-operative recovery after abdominally-based plastic surgery. The importance of this new knowledge is better understanding of ways that plastic surgeons can improve outcomes, engagement, and experience of patients undergoing abdominally-based plastic surgery operations. This would translate to increased healthcare value and better long-term outcomes.
Conditions:
🦠 Ventral Hernia 🦠 Panniculus 🦠 Abdominoplasty 🦠 Flap Reconstruction
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 21 June 2021
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) 23 May 2025
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) 2 June 2025
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 520
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 San Jose, California, United States
📍 Stanford, California, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

    Inclusion Criteria:

    • - Adult patients (\>18 years) who are undergoing elective abdominally-based plastic surgery operations in 3+ weeks by one of the following plastic surgeons: Nazerali, Lee, Murphy, Nguyen, Lorenz.

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • * Patients who do not speak English
    • * Patients who do not have access to a smartphone or internet/cell service.
    • * Patients who are undergoing another intervention study that consists of a nutrition and/or exercise behavior change.
Ages Eligible for Study: 19 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 1 March 2021
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 4 March 2021
  • First Posted 9 March 2021

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 14 December 2021
  • Last Update Posted 15 December 2021
  • Last Verified December 2021