Effect of Prehabilitation on Surgical Outcomes of Abdominally-based Plastic Surgery Procedures

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT04787874

Status

recruiting iconRECRUITING

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a program to optimize patient physical fitness and nutrition ("prehabilitation") prior to and after plastic surgery involving the abdomen improves surgical outcomes. The investigators hope to determine how a multimodal peri-operative prehabilitation program can be most effective in engaging and motivating patients to physically and mentally get ready for an abdominally-based plastic surgery operation. The overall goal is to determine if this program will improve post-operative recovery after abdominally-based plastic surgery. The importance of this new knowledge is better understanding of ways that plastic surgeons can improve outcomes, engagement, and experience of patients undergoing abdominally-based plastic surgery operations. This would translate to increased healthcare value and better long-term outcomes.

Official Title

Effect of Health Habits on Outcomes in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 19 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. - Adult patients (>18 years) who are undergoing elective abdominally-based plastic surgery operations in 3+ weeks by one of the following plastic surgeons: Nazerali, Lee, Murphy, Nguyen, Lorenz.
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. - Patients who do not speak English - Patients who do not have access to a smartphone or internet/cell service. - Patients who are undergoing another intervention study that consists of a nutrition and/or exercise behavior change.

Investigator(s)

Cindy Kin, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS
Cindy Kin, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS
Colorectal surgeon, Colon and rectal surgeon
Associate Professor of Surgery (General Surgery)

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Contact

Kreeti Shankar
9162765968