Mobilisation and Breathing Exercises After Abdominal Surgery at Sahlgrenska University Hospital

NCT06809036 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: FoU i VGR no: 284167
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Abdominal Surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Time in postoperative care

  Actual time from arrival to, to discharche from postoperative care.

  At discharge from postoperative care up to two days after surgery.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Time to first mobilisation

  Up to the second postoperative day

• Time to start of breathing exercises

  Up to the second postoperative day

Other Outcomes (8)

• Number of mobilisations

  Up to the second postoperative day

• Number of sessions of breathing exercises

  Up to the second postoperative day

• Time at hospital

  At discharge from the hospital up to four weeks after surgery

Study Arms (2)

Standard practice

Routine of postoperative mobilisation and breathing exercises will recorded

Optimised practice

Postoperative mobilisation and breathing exercises will be recorded after a co-creation process where optimal practice is defined and implemented

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients at Sahlgrenska university hospital.

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• plastic, trauma, transplant or orthopedic surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Göteborg University: lead
• Vastra Gotaland Region: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Gothenburg, 413 45, Sweden

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Monika Fagevik Olsén, PhD

CONTACT

+46313421195; monika.fagevik-olsen@gu.se

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 22, 2025
• First Posted: February 5, 2025
• Study Start: February 3, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2026
• Last Updated: March 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)