Prehabilitation in Urology: Trial Update

Claire Rion; Nicolas Branger; Thomas Maubon; Stanislas Rybikowski; Geraldine Pignot; Jochen Walz

doi:10.1016/j.euf.2023.10.011

Prehabilitation in Urology: Trial Update

Eur Urol Focus. 2024 Jan;10(1):8-10. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.10.011. Epub 2023 Oct 24.

Authors

Claire Rion¹, Nicolas Branger², Thomas Maubon², Stanislas Rybikowski², Geraldine Pignot², Jochen Walz³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, CHU de Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France.
² Department of Urology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes Cancer Centre, Marseille, France.
³ Department of Urology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes Cancer Centre, Marseille, France. Electronic address: walzj@ipc.unicancer.fr.

PMID: 37884402
DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2023.10.011

Abstract

While prehabilitation is on the verge of being a standard of care, ENHANCE is a pragmatic trial to further improve treatment of urologic cancers with an indication for surgery. The PRIMER trial and a Belgian randomized study will focus on the feasibility of at-home prehabilitation.

MeSH terms

Clinical Trials as Topic
Humans
Postoperative Complications
Preoperative Care*
Preoperative Exercise
Urology*