- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03040336
Piloting Prehabilitation Before Abdominal Surgery
Pilot Testing Prehabilitation Services Aimed at Improving Outcomes of Frail Veterans Following Major Abdominal Surgery
Study Overview
Detailed Description
Background: Frail Veterans are at increased risk for poor surgical outcomes. Although surgeons operate safely on even the oldest old, if the elder is also frail, the stress of surgery can result in significant mortality, morbidity, and institutionalization. Frailty is a clinical syndrome marked by muscle atrophy, diminished strength, decreased physical activity, and exhaustion. It is independent of any specific disease, but it increases with age, and is a more powerful predictor of increased perioperative mortality, morbidity, length of stay, and cost than predictions based on age or comorbidity alone. As the Veteran and US populations grow older and more frail, it is critically important to identify effective strategies for improving the surgical outcomes of these patients.
"Prehabilitation" has the potential to improve surgical outcomes among the frail. Prior research demonstrates that inter-disciplinary rehabilitation strategies deployed after surgery enhance recovery and improve outcomes by building strength, improving nutrition, and optimizing home supports. Based on this success, there is growing interest in deploying similar interventions before surgery in what some call "prehabilitation." By modifying physiological and environmental risks, prehabilitation aims to augment patients' capacity to compensate for the stress of both surgery and recovery. Frail patients will likely benefit disproportionately from prehabilitation because they have the most diminished capacity to adapt to the stress of surgery. However, prehabilitation has not yet been studied in either Veteran or specifically frail populations.
Objectives: We will examine the feasibility of a novel, multifaceted pre-habilitation intervention aimed at improving postoperative outcomes for frail Veterans undergoing major abdominal surgery. Specific aims are to:
- Estimate rates of recruitment, randomization, retention, and compliance with the prehabilitation intervention;
- Measure (a) physical performance, (b) pulmonary function, and (c) nutrition at baseline and 2-week intervals to estimate changes over time and explore the optimal duration of prehabilitation (2 vs. 4 vs. 6 weeks); and
- Estimate overall and treatment-specific summary statistics for postoperative outcomes in terms of 30- and 90-day (a) mortality, (b) major complications, (c) length of hospital stay, (d) health-related quality of life, (e) quality of surgical care, and (f) change in level of independent living.
Methods: This randomized pilot study will enroll a consecutive cohort of up to 50 Veterans identified as frail using a standardized frailty assessment and scheduled for major abdominal surgery on the general or urological surgery services at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. We will randomize participants 1:1 to receive either: (1) standard preoperative optimization by the Interdisciplinary Medical Preoperative Assessment Consultation & Treatment Clinic (IMPACT), or (2) prehabilitation + standard IMPACT optimization. The 6-week long prehabilitation intervention will include (1) strength and balance training; (2) inspiratory muscle training; and (3) nutritional coaching and supplementation. Assessments will include standard postoperative outcomes as well as the Short Physical Performance Battery to measure physical performance, Maximal Inspiratory Pressure to measure pulmonary function, and both prealbumin and the 7-point Subjective Global Assessment to measure nutrition. Outcomes will be assessed 30 or 90 days after surgery. Compliance with the prehabilitation regimen will be assessed through patient logs and pedometers. Analyses will inform the development of a larger randomized controlled trial testing the prehabilitation intervention. Findings will be relevant for the as many as 42,000 frail Veterans scheduled for major elective surgery each year.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15240
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Frail as defined by an Risk Analysis Index (RAI) score >=16
- Scheduled for Major Abdominal Surgery as defined by a procedure that plans to violate the peritoneum or retroperitoneum (excluding inguinal hernias)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to participate in planned Prehabilitation regimen
- Surgery is cancelled by IMPACT clinic or surgeon due to unacceptable risk
- Left ventricular ejection fractions <35%
- Severe valvular heart disease
- Significant arrhythmia
- Cognitive impairments that necessitate surrogate informed consent for the planned surgery
- Unable to speak English
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: Standard of Care
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Experimental: Prehabilitation
Standard of care + Prehabilitation
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The 6-week long prehabilitation intervention will include (1) strength and balance training; (2) inspiratory muscle training; and (3) nutritional coaching and supplementation.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Recruitment Rate
Time Frame: Baseline
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Recruitment will be expressed as the percentage of eligible patients approached who agree to participate in this pilot study.
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Baseline
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Randomization Rate
Time Frame: Baseline
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Randomization rate will be expressed as the percentage of eligible patients who agreed to participate who then agreed to be randomized to control or intervention conditions
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Baseline
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Retention Rate
Time Frame: Baseline to 90 days postoperatively
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Retention rate will be expressed as the percentage of enrolled patients who were retained in the study and completed study procedures.
It will be calculated for incremental steps along the study timeline and at the completion of study procedures 90 days postoperatively.
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Baseline to 90 days postoperatively
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Compliance Rate
Time Frame: Baseline to Day of Surgery
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Compliance rates will be expressed as the percentage of total compliance with assigned pehab activities actually completed by patients as recorded in home exercise and nutrition logs and completion of on site exercise sessions.
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Baseline to Day of Surgery
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Grip Strength
Time Frame: Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Grip strength will be measured in kilograms of pressure using a Jamar grip dynamometer
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Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Pulmonary Function
Time Frame: Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Pulmonary function will be measured in terms of maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures.
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Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Serum Prealbumin
Time Frame: Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Nutrition will be measured by serum prealbumin.
Higher scores indicate greater levels of protein.
Lower levels indicate the potential of inflammation.
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Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Gait Speed
Time Frame: Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Gait speed will be measured by using a stopwatch to time how long the patient takes to walk 4 meters.
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Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Time Frame: Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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This standardized outcome measure asks patients to complete several activities that are scored independently and then aggregated into an overall score ranging from 0-12.
Higher scores indicate better physical performance.
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Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Risk Analysis Index of Frailty (RAI)_questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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This recently published frailty index is assessed by a clinician administered questionnaire.
The score and reflects frailty-associated mortality risk ranging from 0-81.
Higher scores indicate higher risk for post operative complications and other frailty-related outcomes.
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Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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7-point Subjective Global Assessment of Nutrition_questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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This standardized survey instrument is completed by a trained clinician after assessing a nutrition-specific patient history.
The minimum score is 1 and the maximum score is 7. High scores indicate better nourishment.
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Baseline, day of surgery, 90 days postoperatively
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Postoperative Mortality
Time Frame: 30 and 90 days postoperatively
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Postoperative mortality
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30 and 90 days postoperatively
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Health Related Quality of Life
Time Frame: Baseline, day of surgery, 90-days postoperatively
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Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL-6D).
Utility score ranges from 0 to 1. Higher scores indicate better quality of life.
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Baseline, day of surgery, 90-days postoperatively
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Quality of Surgical Care
Time Frame: Day of Surgery and 30-days postoperatively
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AHRQ Surgical Care Survey (SCS).
Scores on this scale range from 1 to 3. Lower scores indicate better communication.
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Day of Surgery and 30-days postoperatively
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Daniel E. Hall, MD MDiv MHSc, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- PPO 16-335
- HX-002345 (Other Grant/Funding Number: VA ORD HSR&D)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
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