Evaluating a digital prehabilitation tool in patients with colorectal surgery: protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Colorectal cancer is a leading cause of cancer mortality in the USA and occurs most frequently in older adults. These patients are at increased risk of adverse outcomes following major cancer surgery. While prehabilitation has been shown to mitigate this risk, multiple barriers to implementation remain. Our team created a digital tool co-designed with older adults that employs an algorithm to assess patient-specific geriatric vulnerabilities and generate personalised prehabilitation programmes before surgery.

Methods and analysis

We have designed a multisite, unblinded randomised trial to be completed at three high-volume academic cancer centres located in California or Texas. Our study population is individuals aged 65 and older with planned colorectal cancer r

SUBMITTER: Ogomori K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11836842 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature