Co-design of prehabilitation (CREATES) V1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Co-design of a pREhabilitation programme for older pATients undergoing colorEctal Surgery (CREATES)
IRAS ID
268483
Contact name
Maria Burton
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Sheffield Hallam University
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 10 months, 29 days
Research summary
There is increasing research evidence to show that increasing fitness and eating a nutritional diet (together known as ’prehab’) prior to surgery, helps physical and mental recovery, reduces post-operative complications and reduces the need to stay in hospital. \nIn the Doncaster population there are a high number of cigarette smokers (19.8% compared to the England average of 15.5%) and high rates of obesity. These factors mean that recovery and post-operative complications are poorer than in other areas of the country. \nThe aim of this study is to co-design a ’prehab’ programme that includes exercise, diet and general support to prepare people over 65 in the Doncaster area undergoing major surgery for serious bowel disorders, predominantly cancer. \nPatients, and their carers/relatives/friends (hereafter referred to as ’supporters’) and professionals will come together in co-design workshops to give their thoughts, opinions, ideas and expectations of a prehab programme. During the first workshop patient and carer participants will be introduced to some of the ways in which prehab has been used in other areas and how this has benefitted the patients’ recovery. Participants will then be invited to give their views about the programmes and suggest ways of tailoring them to suit the Doncaster population. \nDuring the second workshop health care professionals will be introduced to some of the studies and prehab programmes currently available and then they will be invited to share their thoughts about prehab and to identify the facilitators and barriers to incorporating a programme into the Doncaster pathway. \nThe third workshop will bring together patients, supporters and professionals to discuss the findings from the individual workshops. The aim of the third workshop would be to arrive at a consensus of what a programme would consist of and how it could be implemented into practice to improve the pathway for Doncaster patients.\n\n
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/YH/0029
Date of REC Opinion
6 Feb 2020
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion