This is a single-arm, proof-of-concept trial to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the Ready for Recovery program, a 6-week collaborative care intervention to help prepare individuals for repair of aortic aneurysms.
This is a single-arm, proof-of-concept trial to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of the Ready for Recovery program. Ready for Recovery is a 6-week collaborative care program to prepare individuals for surgical procedures to repair an aortic aneurysm. Participants will speak with a study trainer on the phone each week and will set goals related to physical activity, a healthy diet, and inspiratory muscle training. They also will be given resources to reduce stress, treat anxiety and depression (if present), and stop smoking, and the study team will make recommendations regarding medication adjustments to reduce complications after surgery. The primary outcome is feasibility (measured by percentage of phone sessions completed). Secondary outcomes include acceptability (measured by weekly 0-10 utility ratings) and preliminary impact on functional, psychological, and health behavior outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
10
The Ready for Recovery program is a 6-week, multicomponent, tailored, prehabilitation intervention to promote the optimization of medical and psychological status prior to surgery. Its key components include education, enhancement of beneficial health behaviors, reduction of negative psychological symptoms, and the promotion of social support. Following an initial session, the team will develop a customized prehabilitation plan for each participant. Participants will work towards goals each week and will discuss progress with their study trainer via weekly phone sessions, which will continue until the scheduled surgical procedure.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Intervention feasibility
Percentage of intervention phone sessions completed
Time frame: Weekly over 6 weeks
Feasibility of data collection
Proportion of assessment sessions in which outcome data is obtained from participants and the medical record
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (1-5 days prior to surgery), post-operation (1-2 days before or after hospital discharge), 90 days post-discharge
Utility of the Ready for Recovery program
Participants will rate the utility of the Ready for Recovery program on an 11-point Likert scale (0-10), with 0 being not at all helpful and 10 being very helpful.
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in physical function (PROMIS PF-20)
Physical function will be measured using the 20-item PROMIS Physical Function Scale (PROMIS PF-20). PROMIS PF-20 scores range from 20 to 100, with higher scores indicating higher levels of physical function.
Time frame: Baseline, post-intervention (1-5 days prior to surgery), post-operation (1-2 days before or after hospital discharge), 90 days post-discharge
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