Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0436165525
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To investigate the effects of exercise training on fitness level before surgery and to assess the impact of training on pulmonary complications post-operatively.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Abdominal
Intervention
Exercise training on fitness level before surgery vs standard care
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
1. Chest X-ray and arterial blood gases for the evaluation of pulmonary complications
2. Quality of life questionnaire for qualitative evaluation of recovery
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/12/2004
Overall trial end date
01/10/2005
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients undergoing abdominal surgery who have a period of 6 weeks or more between decision to operate and day of surgery.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/12/2004
Recruitment end date
01/10/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Physiotherapy Department
Leeds
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Sponsor details
The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK) NHS R&D Support Funding (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary