A Real-world Study to Examine the Relationship Between Simple Physical Functioning Tests, Complications and Recovery Following Abdominal Surgery.
NCT ID: NCT03930784
Last Updated: 2019-04-29
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
49 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2016-09-21
2017-07-06
Brief Summary
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Objective: Evaluate the physical function performance differences between those who develop complications and those who do not and determine their impact on recovery.
Design: Observational Setting: The pre-operative assessment unit in the University Hospital Limerick. Patients: Forty-nine participants who were planned to undergo abdominal surgery were recruited \& 43 completed the study.
Main outcome measure: Demographics, physical function, lung function, surgical parameters, complications and recovery data was collected.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Participants
Divided for analysis as having suffered post-operative complications or not
Nil intervention
Interventions
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Nil intervention
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Eighteen years or above
* Planned for elective abdominal surgery
* American Society of Anaesthesia physical status score \<4.
Exclusion Criteria
* Unable or unwilling to give informed consent
* Inability (cognitive) to perform the pre-operative tests, as characterised by inability to understand the information in the patient information leaflet
* Current systemic acute illness
* Scheduled for non-abdominal surgery
* Unstable angina or myocardial infarction in the previous month
* Physical limitation precluding inability to participate in pre-operative tests.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Dublin, Trinity College
OTHER
University Hospital of Limerick
OTHER
Responsible Party
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mary flahive
Senior Physiotherapist, Practice Tutor
Other Identifiers
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043/16
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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