Mobilization Before and After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy/Segmentectomy

NCT07338474 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P-2024-17015
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 51
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To examine mobilization before/after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy/Segmentectomy and further assess possible barriers to mobilization.

Conditions

Lung Cancer (NSCLC); Perioperative Care; Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

Keywords

mobilization; ERAS; posture; minimizing complications; fast-track; lung-surgery; thoracic-surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Minutes spent supine, sitting and standing

  Before surgery: From enrollment to surgery day (minimum 48 hours) and After surgery: From 3 hours post surgery and until discharge or maximum 7 days.

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Time spent out of bed

  Before surgery: From enrollment to surgery day (minimum 48 hours) and After surgery: From 3 hours post surgery and until discharge or maximum 7 days.

• Pulmonary complications

  Within 30 days

• Length of hospital stay

  Days counted after surgery. Day of surgery is day 0.

• Reasons for not being mobilized (questionnaire)

  Filled out twice daily on first and second postoperative day

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 undergoing VATS lobectomy/segmentectomy at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Denmark, that adheres to the above inclusion/exclusion criterias

You may qualify if:

• Age \> 18 years
• Able to understand written and spoken Danish language
• Signed written informed consent form.
• Patient planned to elective VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy
• Patients with the pre-operative examination done minimum 48 hours prior to surgery (to allow at least 48 hours of preoperative activity monitoring)

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with diagnoses (neurological, psychiatric, orthopedic etc.) that challenges postoperative mobilization and posture changes.
• Patient undergoing re-surgery
• Patients admitted to intensive care unit
• Patients with a conversion to open surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Rigshospitalet, Denmark: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lung Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Carcinoma, Bronchogenic; Bronchial Neoplasms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 30 Days
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Medical Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 1, 2025
• First Posted: January 14, 2026
• Study Start: August 23, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 3, 2025
• Study Completion: May 3, 2025
• Last Updated: January 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)