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A Real-world Study to Examine the Relationship Between Simple Physical Functioning Tests, Complications and Recovery Following Abdominal Surgery.

NCT03930784 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2019-04-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background: Complications impact physical and psychological recovery and are associated with financial cost. General physical function has not been studied in relation to the development of surgical complications in this cohort.

Objective: Evaluate the physical function performance differences between those who develop complications and those who do not and determine their impact on recovery.

Design: Observational Setting: The pre-operative assessment unit in the University Hospital Limerick. Patients: Forty-nine participants who were planned to undergo abdominal surgery were recruited \& 43 completed the study.

Main outcome measure: Demographics, physical function, lung function, surgical parameters, complications and recovery data was collected.

Conditions

  • Surgery--Complications
  • Abdomen
  • Physical Activity

Interventions

OTHER

Nil intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Dublin, Trinity College

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital of Limerick

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-21
Primary Completion
2017-07-06
Completion
2017-07-06

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