New Project: PREPARE-IT

PCORI grant, “Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation in PAD: A Randomized Exercise Intervention Trial (PREPARE-IT)”

Managed by the CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLIC DISEASE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CMDRI)

Principal Aim: To determine the comparative effectiveness of a 6-week pre-operative program of exercise therapy (prehabilitation) versus:

  1. A 6-week program of rehabilitation (post-operative)
  2. Both prehabilitation and rehabilitation
  3. Usual care in patients undergoing peripheral artery stenting for peripheral arterial disease (PAD)