Table 2
PEP study schedule of enrolment, interventions and assessments
| Time point | Study period | ||||
| Enrolment | Surgery | Postallocation | Close-out | ||
| Baseline* | 0 | Discharge† | 2 months‡ | 6 months§ | |
| Enrolment | |||||
| Eligibility screen | X | ||||
| Informed consent | X | ||||
| Allocation | X | ||||
| Interventions | |||||
| Group 1 |
| ||||
| Group 2 | X (Delayed intervention) | ||||
| Assessments | |||||
| AM-PAC mobility score | X | X | X | X | |
| 6 min walk distance | X | X | X | X | |
| Short physical performance battery | X | X | X | X | |
| Patient-reported outcomes | X | X | X | X | |
| Exercise diary provided/reviewed | X | X | X | X | X |
| Follow-up questionnaires | X | X | X | ||
| Length of stay postsurgery | X | ||||
| Cost data | X | X | X | ||
| Smoking assessment (saliva) | X | ||||
*Baseline: first clinic visit with surgeon.
†Discharge visit: about 1 week after discharge from the hospital.
‡2 months visit: Two months postsurgery.
§6 months visit: Six months postsurgery.
AM-PAC, Activity Measure for Post-Acute-Care; PEP, Precision-Exercise-Prescription.