The STRIVE Before Surgery Pilot Trial

NAActive, not recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

144

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 30, 2024

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2025

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2025

Conditions
Surgery-ComplicationsDisability Physical
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Prehabilitation intervention

The intervention consists of exercise, nutritional support and breathing techniques. The exercise component consists of 1) strength training; 2) cardio and 3) stretching. Participants will be encouraged to complete self-directed and/or group sessions \>= 3 times per week. Each intervention participant will be provided a unique login to the virtual prehabilitation platform, which is the STRIVE Trial website. The nutrition component includes: 1) protein supplementation; 2) nutrition advice to support healthy eating. For the breathing component, participants will be encouraged to watch the video on Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) which involves diaphragmatic breathing and coughing/huffing. They will also be provided with an instruction booklet to take to hospital with them to support postoperative conduct of IMT during early recovery.

Trial Locations (1)

K1H 8L6

The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

OTHER_GOV

lead

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

OTHER