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Background and study aims When people have surgery, it is common practice for them to undergo postoperative rehabilitation to help them recover from the procedure and improve clinical outcome. However, it is possible that prehabilitation, a training programme to improve physical fitness before the surgery takes place, may be of more benefit. We want to see how possible it is to run a study from a number of different hospitals that compares the effects of a comprehensive prehabilitation programme with standard care (postoperative rehabilitation). We will look at how a prehabilitation programme helps patients recover from major abdominal surgery and whether it results in a better health-related quality of life, better physical fitness level, less pain and a shorter stay in hospital than patients that receive standard care. Who can participate? Adults scheduled for major abdominal surgery. What does the study involve? Participants are randomly allocated to attend a prehabilitation programme before their surgery or a standard rehabilitation programme after surgery. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? We believe that patients would benefit from the prehabilitation intervention. No risk for any patient involved in the study is expected. Where is the study run from? 1. University Hospital "Lozano Blesa" (Hospital Clinico Universitario de Zaragoza) (Spain) 2. University Hospital de Elche (Hospital Univeritario de Elche) (Spain) 3. University Hospital Infanta Leonor (Hospital Infanta Leonor) (Spain) 4. University Hospital Fundación Jiménez Díaz (Fundacion Jimenez Diaz) (Spain) 5. Hospital de la Ribera (Spain) 6. Hospital La Mancha Centro (Spain) When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for? March 2013 to December 2016 Who is funding the study? Investigator initiated and funded (Spain) Who is the main contact? Professor Jose-M Ramirez

Critère d'inclusion

• Patient scheduled for major abdominal surgery for benign or malignant conditions

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