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The Impact of Physical Activity on the Outcome of Surgery

NCT01707121 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 450

Last updated 2015-11-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Over the last decades different life style factors have been established as risk factors for various diseases. The obesity pandemic displays a good example of a disease where great effort is undertaken to characterize risk factors associated with obesity (1). Smoking is another life style risk factor established since several decades, and where primary prevention has been increasingly successful (2, 3). Cardiovascular epidemiologic research at the University of Gothenburg recognized PA as a factor of importance early on and thus included PA related questions in the work up of studies with large cohorts (4-6). A 4-level scale was introduced in the late 1960:s by Saltin and Grimby (7) and has been used extensively since then. With this background it is of interest to record physical activity one year and one month prior to certain types of elective surgery and to study the relationship of PA to surgical complications and recovery is of interest.

The aim of this study is to investigate whether a higher physical activity prior to a surgical procedure reduces hospital stay, sick leave and the complication rate.

A secondary aim is to investigate the effect of preoperative physical activity on the rate of resumption of QoL and normal physical function.

Conditions

  • Physical Activity
  • Breast Neoplasm
  • Colorectal Neoplasm
  • Gall Stones

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Eva Angenete, M.D., Ph.D. · SSORG, Scandinavian Surgical Outcomes Research Group

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-31
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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