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NCT Number: NCT03988751

Real-time Location System Feasibility Study

The proposed study will investigate the feasibility of using the Wake Forest Real-time Location System (RTLS) in monitoring patient movement during their in-hospital postoperative recovery. The study will involve patients who have undergone surgery requiring inpatient admission to the surgical ward. Actual patient movement will be monitored during their postoperative recovery and compared with data recorded by the Wake Forest location system.

In this small pilot study, a subgroup of participants will be randomized to two cohorts, continuous walking and interval walking. Tolerability of the varied walking intensity will be measured.

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Key information

Conditions

Surgery Mobility

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female patients between the ages of 18 and 90.
  • Admitted to the Surgical Ward.
  • Recovering from surgery.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an Institutional Review Board-approved informed consent document.
  • Ability to understand and complete the study survey instruments in English.

Exclusion criteria

  • Non-surgical patient.
  • Emergency surgical procedure.
  • Anticipated discharge less than 24 hour.
  • Unable to ambulate or ambulation not permitted by treating provider.
  • Unable to understand and complete the study survey instruments in English.
  • Post-operative complications that in the opinion of the study investigator would impair the ability of the patient to adhere to the study procedures.

Treatment and study plan

Ambulation

Behavioral

Variation in ambulatory intensity.

Primary outcomes

  1. Characterize Number of Participants Who Tolerate Continuous vs Interval 40m Walk.

    Time frame: 1 day

    Characterize number of participants who tolerate continuous vs interval 40m walk by evaluation of adverse events and change in vital signs.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Real-time Location System Feasibility Study Part 2

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 17, 2019
Registry last updated
Feb 22, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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