ArticleSports medicine - open2019
Prehabilitation and acute postoperative physical activity in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: a secondary analysis from an RCT.
Article in Sports medicine - open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02036684 (A Multicentre, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Effects of Prehabilitation on Functional Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Multicentre, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Effects of Prehabilitation on Functional Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Pooled it
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- Inclusivity in prostate cancer and exercise research: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- The Use of Wearable Devices in Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of preoperative uni- or multimodal prehabilitation on postoperative morbidity: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2023Pooled it
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- Behaviour change interventions to increase physical activity in hospitalised patients: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression.Age and ageing · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of prehabilitation on objectively measured physical activity levels in elective surgery patients: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- A review of enhanced recovery after surgery concept in perioperative radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Review
- Consumer Wearables for Patient Monitoring in Otolaryngology: A State of the Art Review.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Review
- Role of prehabilitation following major uro-oncologic surgery: a narrative review.World journal of urology · 2022Review
- The Use of Inertial Measurement Units for the Study of Free Living Environment Activity Assessment: A Literature Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity via early mobilization after surgery is recommended to help reduce the risk of postoperative adverse effects and to improve recovery. We explored whether prehabilitation is associated with differences in physical activity during the postoperative inpatient stay and the week after discharge in men undergoing abdominal surgery.
methodsThis study was a pre-planned secondary analysis of a larger randomized controlled trial of home-based exercise prehabilitation versus control for men undergoing radical prostatectomy. Twenty-one participants in both the prehabilitation and control groups wore accelerometers from postoperative day 1 until 7 days after discharge. Mean physical activity (minutes) during postoperative day 1 (inpatient) and 1 week following hospital discharge (outpatient) were estimated using ANCOVA. Pearson's correlation coefficients were conducted for mean in- an outpatient physical activity with length of stay and changes in 6-min walk test (6MWT) over the course of the prehabilitation period.
resultsNineteen participants in each group provided usable accelerometry data for analysis. Inpatient physical activity of light or greater activity during postoperative day 1 for prehabilitation and control groups were 442.5 ± 40.2 and 324.0 ± 40.2 min, respectively (∆ = 117.5 ± 57.8 min, 95%CI [0.04, 235.0]). During the outpatient period, mean daily physical activity was 448.4 ± 31.2 and 491.42 ± 31.2 min for prehabilitation and control participants, respectively (∆ = 42.6 ± 44.9 min; 95% CI [- 134.0, 48.7]). There were no correlations between in- or outpatient physical activity and preoperative changes in 6MWT or length of stay.
conclusionsAccelerometry-based measurement of physical activity in the acute postoperative period is feasible in older men undergoing abdominal surgery. Prehabilitation may be associated with increased inpatient physical activity; however, larger and longer studies are needed to elucidate any associated effects on clinical and patient outcomes.
trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov: NCT02036684 registered January 15, 2014.
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