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NCT Number: NCT02124356

Functional Performance Following Emergency High-risk Abdominal Surgery

Emergency abdominal surgery is associated with high mortality rates, multiple postoperative complications and prolonged duration of hospital admission. The purpose of this study is to examine the postoperative functional performance in patients undergoing Emergency High-risk Abdominal Surgery. The hypothesis is that the study can describe the patient population in relation to postoperative functioning, degree of inactivity and the factors that limit mobility.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergency High-risk Abdominal Surgery

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hvidovre University Hospital

Hvidovre, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients (19 years and older) undergoing emergency laparotomy or laparoscopy (inclusive reoperations after elective surgery).

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients undergoing minor emergency operations (uncomplicated appendectomy, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, diagnostic laparoscopy or laparotomy without intervention)

Treatment and study plan

Evaluation of functional performance

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Basic mobility evaluated by the Cumulated Ambulation Score (CAS)

    Time frame: Daily on postoperative day 1 to 7 and at discharge from the hospital (average length of stay is: 14 days).

    Factors that limit independency in basic mobility will be evaluated on a daily basis.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Physical activity assessment with accelerometer (ActivePAL)

    Time frame: Daily on postoperative day 1 to 7.

  2. Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

    Time frame: Daily on postoperative day 1 to 7 and at discharge from the hospital (average length of stay is: 14 days).

    VAS is a self-reported measure of pain intensity.

  3. Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS)

    Time frame: One time at postoperative day 4.

    AMPS measures a person's performance capacity for activities of daily living (ADL) and/or independent living.

Other outcomes

  1. New Mobility Score (NMS)

    Time frame: At inclusion/baseline

    NMS is a measure of pre-hospital functional level.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hvidovre University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Apr 28, 2014
Registry last updated
Oct 3, 2014

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