Exercise "Prehabilitation" and Cognitive and Functional Recovery After Surgery in Older Adults

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2018
This is a randomized study to examine whether aerobic exercise training (AET) before total shoulder replacement (TSR) surgery reduces the incidence of post-operative delirium (POD) and shorten time to recovery in elderly patients. POD is a form of sudden change in mental function that can be experienced after undergoing surgery.
Epistemonikos ID: d7c58ab71e274dfabedf3400830445b083b9f476
First added on: May 20, 2024