Prehabilitation with Resistance, Aerobic, or Both Before Colorectal Surgery

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This single-center trial compares four prehabilitation approaches delivered over 4 to 6 weeks before elective colorectal resection. Participants are randomly assigned to resistance training, aerobic training, combined training, or standard care, with weekly physiotherapy check-ins. The study looks at postoperative complications within 30 days and explores factors that influence program adherence and how adherence relates to outcomes. The trial builds on the idea that targeted exercise before surgery may improve recovery, within a trimodal prehabilitation framework. Data collection and outcome assessment are conducted with blinded personnel for certain measures to reduce bias.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age over 18 years
* Elective, curative-intent colon or rectal resection
* Malignant or premalignant colorectal lesion
* Signed written informed consent after receiving study information

Exclusion Criteria:

* Refusal to participate in the study
* Comorbidities precluding physical prehabilitation
* Physical, neurological or mental status precluding physical prehabilitation
* Unplanned acute surgery required during the prehabilitation period
* Transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS)
* Palliative surgery only
* Pregnancy
* Preoperative preparation program deviating from the study protocol, as deemed necessary by the study team

Where it's running

• Semmelweis University, Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Gastroenterology
  Budapest, Hungary Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Balazs Banky, MD, PhD — Semmelweis University
• Study coordinator: Balazs Banky, MD, PhD
• Email: banky.balazs@semmelweis.hu
• Phone: +36208258915

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.