Clinical Trial: Preoperative Prehabilitation Program For Geriatric Patients in a Rural Healthcare Setting
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Surgery
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Analysis of a Preoperative Prehabilitation Program Among Rural Geriatric Patients Compared to Standard of Care
Brief Summary:
The study will include patients who require elective major abdominal surgery for cancerous or non-cancerous conditions.The goal of the research is to assess the benefit of a prehabilitation program before surgery that includes nutrition, exercise, smoking cessation, and optimization of chronic disease.A group of 10 patients will take part in a prehabilitation program.These patients will be compared to 20 patients who received standard of care.
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