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NCT03094988 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
COgnitive and Physical Exercise (COPE) Prehabilitation Pilot Feasibility Study
A NA study, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 32
- Enrollment target
NCT03094988: Completed NA study, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.
NCT03094988 is a NA study that has completed, run by Vanderbilt University. The registered enrollment target is 32 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
The verdict
NCT03094988, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 32 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Cognitive and functional impairment are debilitating problems for survivors of major surgery. Efforts to modify medical treatments to prevent such impairment are ongoing and may yet yield significant benefits. An area in need of study is whether building patients' cognitive and physical reserve through a prescribed program of cognitive and physical exercise before the physiological insult (a prehabilitation effort) can improve long-term outcomes. Prehabilitation efforts before surgery thus far have focused on preemptive physical therapy to improve post-surgical functional outcomes. No work, however, has been done to attenuate the cognitive decline commonly seen after surgical illness by exercising the brain before the surgical insult. Cognitive prehabilitation is a novel therapeutic approach that applies well-understood techniques derived from brain plasticity research. Our approach is bolstered by data that demonstrate that cognitive training programs are effective and have a very high likelihood of fostering improvement in patient outcomes across a range of populations. It is not yet known if these programs can improve cognitive reserve, allowing patients' minds to better manage the acute stress of surgery and hospitalization. The primary aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of cognitive and physical prehabilitation training in adult patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery who are at risk for postoperative cognitive and functional decline. The secondary aim is to study the effects of cognitive and physical prehabilitation training on cognitive abilities, functional status, and quality of life after surgery.
Primary Outcome
Proportion of eligible days that patients performed the cognitive and physical prehabilitation program, duration of time per day patients spent on each program
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Cognitive and physical prehabilitation
- OTHER Active attention control
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 32 participants |
| Start Date | 2017-03-01 |
| Est. Completion | 2018-09-01 |
| Phase | NA |
What the finished NCT03094988 record still lists
NCT03094988 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 32 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (98% lower).
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Cognitive and physical prehabilitation is the first listed.
NCT03094988 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT03094988 about?
NCT03094988 is a clinical study titled "COgnitive and Physical Exercise (COPE) Prehabilitation Pilot Feasibility Study". Cognitive and functional impairment are debilitating problems for survivors of major surgery. Efforts to modify medical treatments to prevent such impairment are ongoing and may yet yield significant benefits. An area in need of study is whether building patients' cognitive and physical reserve thro...
What is the current status of trial NCT03094988?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 32 participants. The study started on 2017-03-01. Estimated completion is 2018-09-01.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03094988?
The interventions under investigation include: Cognitive and physical prehabilitation (BEHAVIORAL), Active attention control (OTHER).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03094988?
This trial is sponsored by Vanderbilt University, which has 430 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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How this trial's enrollment target compares
Where NCT03094988's enrollment target sits among peer trials
32 1578th of 2000 higher than 409 of 2,000 other NA trials
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08
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