Evaluating the Impact of Telehealth Exercise Prehabilitation on Cardiometabolic Health in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Protocol for the BARI-Prehab Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity affects over one billion people globally and is a leading contributor to chronic disease. For those with clinically severe obesity, metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective intervention for long-term weight loss. However, surgery is often delayed due to systemic barriers, during which time patients may experience further health decline. Low cardiorespiratory fitness is a known risk factor for perioperative complications, prompting recommendations for prehabilitation to target readiness for surgery. Despite this, few patients meet physical activity guidelines, and supervised preoperative exercise programs are rarely offered in routine care. Telehealth-delivered exercise programs offer a promising solution, but evidence of their feasibility, acce

SUBMITTER: Durey BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12661224 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature