Pilot Testing a Home-Based Rehabilitation Intervention Designed to Improve Outcomes of Frail Veterans Following Cardiothoracic Surgery

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

35

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 22, 2017

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2020

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2020

Conditions
Coronary Artery Bypass GraftNon-cardiac Thoracic SurgeryFrailty
Interventions
OTHER

Prehabilitation

Prehabilitation will last 4 weeks and consist of a novel, home-based regimen of (a) aerobic conditioning; (b) strength and coordination training; (c) respiratory muscle training; and (d) nutritional coaching and supplementation.

Trial Locations (1)

15240

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh

All Listed Sponsors
lead

VA Office of Research and Development

FED

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