Recruiting NCT06809036
Mobilisation and Breathing Exercises After Abdominal Surgery at Sahlgrenska University Hospital
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Abdominal Surgery. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Sweden
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of a new care strategy, including earlier and more intensive mobilization and individually adapted breathing exercises, regarding length of stay, recovery, complications and which factors predict interventions early in the postoperative course after various abdominal surgical procedures.
Primary outcome measures
- Time in postoperative care [Time frame: At discharge from postoperative care up to two days after surgery.]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Time to first mobilisation [Time frame: Up to the second postoperative day]
- Time to start of breathing exercises [Time frame: Up to the second postoperative day]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- undergoing elective or emergency open, or robot-assisted abdominal surgery
- has an expected anesthesia time of over 4 hours
- is extubated on the operating table
- planned overnight stay in the postoperative ward.
Exclusion criteria
- plastic, trauma, transplant or orthopedic surgery.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Sweden · 1 center
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital — Gothenburg
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06809036 · FoU i VGR no: 284167