Post Operative Walking Enhancements for Recovery (POWER) Trial
POWER
1 other identifier
interventional
146
1 country
2
Brief Summary
This study is a non-blinded randomized controlled trial. Consenting participants will be randomized to routine post-operative ambulation vs. goal-augmented post-operative care (they will be given a goal number of steps to take on each post-operative day) following in-patient gynecologic surgery.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2010
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 3, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 7, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2011
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
July 8, 2015
CompletedJuly 8, 2015
June 1, 2015
8 months
December 3, 2010
April 24, 2012
June 15, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of Steps Taken in 24 Hours.
The primary outcome assessed was the number of steps taken in the 24 hour period prior to discharge as assessed by the electronic pedometer readings.
1 day
Study Arms (2)
goal-augmented post-operative care.
ACTIVE COMPARATORPatients in this group will be given a goal number of steps to take on each post-operative day.
Usual care
NO INTERVENTIONroutine post-operative ambulation
Interventions
Patients in the goal-augmented post-operative care group will be given a goal number of steps to take on each post-operative day following in-patient gynecologic surgery.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Independent ambulation pre-operatively
- Undergoing gynecologic procedure
- Expected to ambulate within 12 hours of their procedure
You may not qualify if:
- Children under the age of 18
- Inability to ambulate independently prior to their surgery
- Primary surgeon does not want patient to ambulate within 12 hours of procedure
- English is not the primary language spoken by the patient
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Melrose Park, Illinois, 60160, United States
Related Publications (1)
Liebermann M, Awad M, Dejong M, Rivard C, Sinacore J, Brubaker L. Ambulation of hospitalized gynecologic surgical patients: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Mar;121(3):533-537. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318280d50a.
PMID: 23635615DERIVED
Limitations and Caveats
Difficulty ensuring that encouragement was given, as we did not quantify the frequency of encouragement by the health care team. Loss of data due to loss of pedometers
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Linda Brubaker
- Organization
- Loyola University Medical Center
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Linda Brubaker, M.D.
Loyola University
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor, Dean, and Chief Diversity Officer
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 3, 2010
First Posted
December 7, 2010
Study Start
October 1, 2010
Primary Completion
June 1, 2011
Study Completion
June 1, 2011
Last Updated
July 8, 2015
Results First Posted
July 8, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-06