Exercise in Patients Undergoing Urologic Surgery

Conditions

• Perioperative Complication

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Exercise Group — BEHAVIORAL
  For the first two days after their pre-operative visit, participants will be asked to continue their present level of exercise and activity, which will be monitored by pedometer. Participants will begin the activity intervention on study Day 3. Participants will be instructed to take 10,000 steps per day, recording their daily steps with a pedometer. Participants also will be provided with resistance bands and instructed on how to safely perform 10 whole-body strength training exercises. They will be instructed to perform the exercises once per day, three days a week. Participants will complete the exercise intervention until they have surgery, which is typically 12 to 48 days after the pre-operative visit.
• Nutrition Group — DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT
  Participants in the nutrition group will be provided with a liquid over-the-counter nutrition supplement (i.e. Boost or Ensure) to consume. Participants will be instructed to consume 1 bottle, 2 times per day, beginning 5 days before surgery and continuing 5 days post-operatively.

Study Details

Patients who are being scheduled for an operative procedure with an inpatient postoperative stay are eligible for this study. Participants will be selected to start a physical fitness plan or a nutrition plan at the time of surgical scheduling. Each participant will be asked to continue their current lifestyle for two days after their pre-operative appointment to get a baseline of activity (by pedometer and functional tests) and nutritional risk (by questionnaire). After two days, patients in the activity group will start their activity plans. They will be encouraged to get 10,000 steps per day and to perform whole body strength training exercises 3 times a week. Five days before and after surgery, participants in the nutrition group will be asked to consume a standard liquid nutrition supplement (i.e. Boost or Ensure) two times per day. Participants in the activity group will record steps and number of strength training sessions completed, while patients in the nutrition group will record the number of supplements consumed.

Key Dates

Start date

Jul 30, 2019

Status verified

Jul 2025

Primary completion

Jul 31, 2026

Completion

Jul 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

400 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Arms

• Experimental: Exercise Group
  Participants randomized to the activity intervention will aim for taking 10,000 steps per day and completing strength training exercises three times per week.
• Active Comparator: Nutrition Group
  Participants randomized to the nutrition intervention will consume a liquid over-the-counter nutrition supplement two times per day.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Day of surgery (up to 50 days after Baseline), Follow-up (30 days after surgery) ]

Central Contacts

• Kenneth Ogan, MD
  (404) 778-4898
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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