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Chelsia Gillis1,2,3, Daniel I McIsaac4,5,6, Daniel Santa Mina7
1School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The British Journal of Surgery
|March 14, 2026
Summary
A new checklist, SOS-Prehab, was developed to improve reporting in prehabilitation trials. This enhances transparency and reproducibility for better clinical implementation of these complex interventions.
Area of Science:
- Surgical Oncology
- Perioperative Medicine
- Evidence-Based Practice
Background:
- Prehabilitation is crucial for improving surgical outcomes but requires rigorous evaluation.
- Current clinical trials often lack complete reporting, hindering intervention understanding and replication.
- Developing standardized reporting guidelines is essential for advancing prehabilitation research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a comprehensive reporting checklist for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of prehabilitation.
- To enhance the transparency, comparability, and interpretability of prehabilitation trial reporting.
Main Methods:
- A modified two-round Delphi process involving 53 international experts was employed.
- The process utilized the EQUATOR framework, adapting existing standards for prehabilitation.
- Expert consensus was achieved through iterative voting on checklist items.
Main Results:
- A 40-item checklist, SOS-Prehab, was finalized, with 16 'essential' and 24 'important' items.
- The checklist covers intervention components, delivery, adherence, participant details, and outcomes.
- High expert agreement confirmed the checklist's relevance and usability for prehabilitation research.
Conclusions:
- Adopting SOS-Prehab alongside CONSORT guidelines can improve prehabilitation trial reporting.
- Enhanced reporting will boost transparency, reproducibility, and evidence synthesis.
- This facilitates clinical translation and policy development for prehabilitation interventions.
