Trial reportClinical rehabilitation2020
Prehabilitation in patients awaiting elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery - effects on functional capacity and quality of life: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Clinical rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 46 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Preoperative Excercise Training for Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery- A Prospective Randomized Trial
Impact of Prehabilitation on the Quality of Recovery (QoR) After Heart Valve Surgery.
Home-based Prehabilitation for Frail Cardiac Surgery Patients (HOME FREE) - A Quasi-experimental Feasibility Study
Who cites it
46 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.
- Perioperative pulmonary infection prevention and management in adult patients after coronary artery bypass grafting: a summary of best evidence.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of preoperative prehabilitation on the 6-minute walk distance and postoperative outcomes in adult patients: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2025Pooled it
- Post-Operative Outcomes of Pre-Thoracic Surgery Respiratory Muscle Training vs Aerobic Exercise Training: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Pooled it
- The Long-Term Impact of a Teleprehabilitation Programme on Modifiable Risk Factors and Quality of Life After Cardiac Surgery.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2026Trial
- Prehabilitation in Cardiovascular Surgery: The Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (Randomized Clinical Trial).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
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- Impact of prehabilitation on quality of life and mental health in patients awaiting cytoreductive surgery for ovarian cancer or suspected adnexal tumors.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Prehabilitation Before Cardiac Surgery and Structural Heart Interventions: An Umbrella Review of Pooled Evidence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Cardiac prehabilitation: progress toward the who, what, when, where, and how.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Review
- Enhancing Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer: A Scoping Review on the Role of Physical Prehabilitation.Cancer medicine · 2026Article
- Prehabilitation in cardiac surgery.JTCVS open · 2026Article
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- Impact of Prehabilitation Components on Oxygen Uptake of People Undergoing Major Abdominal and Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Dose-Response Effect of Physical Prehabilitation on Major Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events and Disability Levels After Cardiac Surgery in Frail Patients.CHEST pulmonary · 2025Article
- Exercise-Based Prehabilitation Before Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, Meta-Regression, and Proposal for a Clinical Implementation Model.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Implementing Cardiac Prehabilitation in Brazil: Building an Evidence-based Framework for Surgical Outcomes.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Review
- Clinical Characteristics and Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes During the Perioperative Period After MIDCAB and OPCAB Surgery: A Comparative Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Article
- Quantification Challenges in Polymer Analysis in Urban Runoff and Wastewater using Pressurized Liquid Extraction and Double-Shot Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry.Analytical chemistry · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the impact of an exercise-based prehabilitation (EBPrehab) program on pre- and postoperative exercise capacity, functional capacity (FC) and quality of life (QoL) in patients awaiting elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG).
designA two-group randomized controlled trail.
settingAmbulatory prehabilitation. SUBJECTS: Overall 230 preoperative elective CABG-surgery patients were randomly assigned to an intervention (IG,
interventionIG: two-week EBPrehab including supervised aerobic exercise. CG: usual care. MAIN MEASURES: At baseline (T1), one day before surgery (T2), at the beginning (T3) and at the end of cardiac rehabilitation (T4) the following measurements were performed: cardiopulmonary exercise test, six-minute walk test (6MWT), Timed-Up-and-Go Test (TUG) and QoL (MacNew questionnaire).
resultsA total of 171 patients (IG,
conclusionsA short-term EBPrehab is effective to improve perioperative FC and preoperative QoL in patients with stable coronary artery disease awaiting CABG-surgery.ID: NCT04111744 (www.ClinicalTrials.gov;
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