A review of patient recruitment in randomised controlled trials of preoperative exercise.
Daniel SteffensMichael SolomonJane YoungPaula R BeckenkampJenna BartynCherry KohMark HancockPublished in: Clinical trials (London, England) (2023)
The recruitment of participants to preoperative exercise randomised controlled trials is challenging, but patient retention appears to be less of a problem. Future trials investigating the effectiveness of a preoperative exercise programme following cancer surgery should consider the time taken to recruit patients. Strategies associated with improved recruitment should be investigated in future studies.
Keyphrases
- high intensity
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- physical activity
- case report
- resistance training
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- minimally invasive
- systematic review
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass
- squamous cell carcinoma
- patient reported outcomes
- high resolution
- acute coronary syndrome
- squamous cell
- atomic force microscopy
- patient reported
- surgical site infection