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Exercise in Patients Undergoing Urologic Surgery

Sponsor: Emory University • ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03954678

Registry updated: 2026-08-20

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Description

Patients who are being scheduled for an operative procedure with an inpatient postoperative stay are eligible for this study. Participants will be selected to start a physical fitness plan or a nutrition plan at the time of surgical scheduling. Each participant will be asked to continue their current lifestyle for two days after their pre-operative appointment to get a baseline of activity (by pedometer and functional tests) and nutritional risk (by questionnaire). After two days, patients in the activity group will start their activity plans. They will be encouraged to get 10,000 steps per day and to perform whole body strength training exercises 3 times a week. Five days before and after surgery, participants in the nutrition group will be asked to consume a standard liquid nutrition supplement (i.e. Boost or Ensure) two times per day. Participants in the activity group will record steps and number of strength training sessions completed, while patients in the nutrition group will record the number of supplements consumed.

Interventions

Exercise Group (Behavioral)
For the first two days after their pre-operative visit, participants will be asked to continue their present level of exercise and activity, which will be monitored by pedometer. Participants will begin the activity intervention on study Day 3. Participants will be instructed to take 10,000 steps per day, recording their daily steps with a pedometer. Participants also will be provided with resistance bands and instructed on how to safely perform 10 whole-body strength training exercises. They will be instructed to perform the exercises once per day, three days a week. Participants will complete the exercise intervention until they have surgery, which is typically 12 to 48 days after the pre-operative visit.
Nutrition Group (Dietary supplement)
Participants in the nutrition group will be provided with a liquid over-the-counter nutrition supplement (i.e. Boost or Ensure) to consume. Participants will be instructed to consume 1 bottle, 2 times per day, beginning 5 days before surgery and continuing 5 days post-operatively.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients scheduled for operative procedure with an inpatient postoperative stay are eligible for this study * Patients willing and able to give blood sample as part of standard of care labs * Patients willing and able to fill out questionnaire * Patients who will fill out the step log daily * Patients willing and able to sign informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * None

Conditions

Perioperative Complication

Locations

Emory University Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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