Overview

Prospective, interventionist, controlled and randomized study to test the effectiveness of a multimodal prehabilitation protocol in patients who will undergo gynecological surgery.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who sign the Informed Consent Form, indicating that they understand the study procedures and their purpose;
• Women aged between 18 and 80 years old;
• Gynecological surgery performed by laparotomy;
• Patients with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of at least 2 (ECOG ≤2);
• Preoperative schedule that allows prehabilitation intervention for 2 to 3 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients under 18 or older than 80 years old;
• ECOG ≥3;
• Significant comorbidities, such as: neurological or musculoskeletal disorder, heart disease and / or respiratory failure that prohibit physical exercise;
• Limitation of ambulation preventing the patient to perform physical exercises;
• Cognitive deterioration or patients with psychiatric disorder that prevents adherence to the program;
• Emergency or urgency surgeries;
• Surgeries by minimally invasive approach (laparoscopy or robotics);
• Vulvectomy or soft tissue surgery without abdominal approach;
• Minor gynaecological surgeries such as conizations;
• Surgeries performed together with other specialties, in which the gynecology team is not primarily responsible for postoperative care;
• If surgery is performed 21 days after the last day of the prehabilitation program, for any reason