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Psychological Prehabilitation for Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllNorthwestern University
NCT07865052 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a psychological program before surgery can help adults who have lasting stress from past medical experiences. The program is called PREPARE-GI. It is for adults having planned, complex surgery on the digestive system, also called gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. Many people who need complex GI surgery have been through a lot. They may have had many surgeries, hospital stays, or emergency visits. These experiences can leave lasting stress, worry, and low mood. These feelings can make recovery from surgery harder. The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Can researchers sign up enough participants, and will participants attend the program sessions and finish the surveys? * Does the program lower stress, worry (anxiety), and low mood (depression)? * Does the program lower pain and improve quality of life after surgery? * Does the pr

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Scheduled for elective complex gastrointestinal surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital * Surgery scheduled at least 8 weeks after enrollment * PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) score greater than 31 on screening * Able to understand and provide informed consent * Able to complete study procedures and questionnaires in English Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent * Unable to complete study procedures in English * Severe or unstable psychiatric illness that would interfere with safe participation or completion of the intervention, including: active psychosis, uncontrolled bipolar disorder, active suicidal ideation requiring urgent psychiatric intervention, cognitive impairment limiting decision-making capacity, unable to participate in follow-up assessments, currently pregnant, incarcerated
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What it tests

  • PREPARE-GI
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Where

1 site
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, United States
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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