Effect of early mobilisation on respiratory complications following abdominal surgery

ISRCTN ISRCTN28048472
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN28048472
Secondary identifying numbers sm110208/00
Submission date
11/02/2008
Registration date
11/04/2008
Last edited
26/04/2016
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Surgery
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mr Sami Shimi
Scientific

Dundee University and Medical School
Ninewells Hospital
Dundee
DD1 9SY
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designParallel-group, single blinded, single centre, randomised clinical trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEffect of post-operative early mobilisation on pulmonary complications and hospital stay: a randomised trial
Study objectivesEarly mobilisation is used by many centres around the country, with physiotherapists hypothesising that movement will encourage deeper breaths due to increasing oxygen demand, improve muscle strength and patient confidence, reduce post-operative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and ultimately reduce length of stay. The aim of this study is to establish whether goal oriented early post-operative mobilisation would reduce post-operative pulmonary complications and reduce hospital length of stay in patients who have had elective abdominal surgery.
Ethics approval(s)Pending as of 12/02/2008: Ethics committee requires investigators to have registered with ISRCTN before considering their applications.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedElective upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI) surgery
Intervention1. Control group: routine post-operative physiotherapy
2. Intervention group: routine post-operative physiotherapy and goal directed mobilisation

Patients will be encouraged to achieve progressive mobility goals as shown:
1. Up to sit out of bed
2. Mobilise 5 m assisted
3. Mobilise 20 m assisted
4. Mobilise 40 m independently

Each patient will be treated once each day, unless clinical need indicates further respiratory intervention. All patients will be reviewed for a minimum of 7 days post operatively, and until they have returned to their previous level of function.
Intervention typeProcedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure1. Post-operative pulmonary complications: both the number of patients with these complication and the severity will be taken into account
2. Pulmonary function tests: the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) will be collected pre-operatively and post-operatively on days 3, 5 and prior to hospital discharge
Secondary outcome measures1. HDU stay
2. Hospital stay
Overall study start date01/05/2008
Completion date01/05/2009

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants200 (100 in each group - upper and lower GI surgery)
Key inclusion criteria1. Elective patients
2 Abdominal surgery
3. Booked in High Dependency Unit (HDU)
4. Ability to give written informed consent prior to study participation
5 Male or female patients over 18 years old
6. Ability to communicate with the study personnel and to comply with the study requirements
7. Ability to mobilise (freely or with walking aid)
8. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade 1 - 3 inclusive
Key exclusion criteria1. Inability to communicate with the study personnel and to comply with the study requirements (mobility)
2. Unable to give consent
3. Under 18 years of age
4. Patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) prior to HDU
5. Patients with impaired mobility (bed bound or wheel chair bound)
6. ASA grade 4 or above
Date of first enrolment01/05/2008
Date of final enrolment01/05/2009

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Scotland
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Dundee University and Medical School
Dundee
DD1 9SY
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of Dundee (UK)
University/education

Ninewells Hospital
Ninewells Avenue
Dundee
DD1 9SY
Scotland
United Kingdom

Website http://www.dundee.ac.uk/
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Funders

Funder type

Government

Chief Scientist Office
Government organisation / Local government
Alternative name(s)
CSO
Location
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

26/04/2016: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator