GoPREPARE - Feasibility Trial
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Feasibility testing and process evaluation of a virtual group preoperative prehabilitation education intervention (GoPREPARE) using mixed methods.
IRAS ID
332050
Contact name
Imogen Fecher-Jones
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Universal Hospital Southampton
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
NIAA23R106, NIAA Grant
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Seventy percent of patients requiring planned major surgery are at risk of complications. Prehabilitation; which involves increasing physical activity, improving nutrition and supporting emotional well-being prior to surgery can reduce these complications and improve recovery. Group preoperative prehabilitation classes (surgery schools) are advocated by the Centre for Perioperative Care and are standard care in many hospitals, despite a lack of evidence for their effectiveness in improving patient outcomes.
In phase 1 an 2 of this research (IRAS 321538) we used patient experiences and co-participatory methods to optimise an existing intervention to make it as acceptable and as engaging as possible. The resulting education package is called 'GoPREPARE'
We now intend to test the practicalities of trialing GoPREPARE on preoperative patients with cancer. 24 patients awaiting surgery will be recruited from University Hospital Plymouth and randomly allocated equally to: Group - GoPREPARE and Group 2- standard care. Participants will complete lifestyle questionnaires before during and after their hospital stay. To evaluate the experience, ~8 participants will be interviewed. 5 clinical staff involved in the trial will also take part in a focus group. The information collected will be analysed to assess if it is feasible to conduct a larger trial.
REC name
South Central - Oxford B Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/SC/0155
Date of REC Opinion
28 May 2025
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion