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An Observational Cohort Study to Assess the Postop Activity of Colorectal Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery (PHYSPAL)

NCT05934643 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2025-07-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

All participants will have a physical activity monitor placed onto the right thigh in the midline which will start collecting data at midnight on the first postoperative day. This will continue until discharge or day 7, whichever is earlier. This is a non-invasive measure of activity and can discriminate between whether a patient is lying, sitting, standing or walking. There is no control group.

Conditions

  • Colorectal (Colon or Rectal) Cancer

Interventions

DEVICE

ActivPAL accelerometer

All patient will have an accelerometer (activPAL) applied to characterise the type and quantity of movement during the inpatient postoperative period after undergoing major surgery for colorectal cancer surgery.

OTHER

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Questionnaire

The use of the HADS questionnaire to ascertain if any correlation between level of activity and and inpatient mood.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Nottingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jon Lund, DM, FRCS · University of Nottingham

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-01
Primary Completion
2024-04-24
Completion
2024-05-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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