This is a 2-group study comparing the effect of a "prehabilitation" program to usual care on quality of life and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing elective repair of their thoracic aorta.
Patients undergoing elective repair of their thoracic aortic aneurysm will be randomized to a "prehabilitation" program prior to their surgery or to usual care. The prehabilitation program is self-directed program designed to improve health and quality of life prior to surgery. The program is currently offered to general surgery patients; this study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of such a program in a different patient population.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
15
Participants will receive an informational DVD, a pedometer, an incentive spirometer and access to the program website to help promote healthful behaviors and improved well-being in the days leading up to surgery.
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Feasibility of recruiting and enrolling
We will measure feasibility according to whether we are able to recruit and enroll subjects.
Time frame: 1 year
Acceptability
We will ask patients to describe their experiences with the prehab program.
Time frame: 1 year
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