Preoperative Prehabilitation Program For Geriatric Patients in a Rural Healthcare Setting

Description

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.

Conditions

Surgery

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

Analysis of a Preoperative Prehabilitation Program Among Rural Geriatric Patients Compared to Standard of Care

Preoperative Prehabilitation Program For Geriatric Patients in a Rural Healthcare Setting

Condition
Surgery
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Sayre

Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania, United States, 18840

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Subjects over age 60 who require elective major abdominal surgery
  • * pregnant women

Ages Eligible for Study

60 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The Guthrie Clinic,

Nancy Georgetson, AGNP-C, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Robert Packer Hospital Sayre PA

Study Record Dates

2025-06