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