Real-time Location System Feasibility Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery; Mobility
• Interventions: Behavioral: Ambulation

• Registration Number: NCT03988751
• Lead Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-06-06
• Study First Submitted: 2019-06-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-06-14
• Study First Posted: 2019-06-17
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-19
• Study Completion: 2022-08-19
• Results First Submitted: 2022-08-22
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Results First Submitted QC: 2023-07-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-07-18
• Results First Posted: 2024-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Interval Ambulation	Ambulation	The subject will walk a total distance of 40 meters. This distance will be divided into four intervals of 10 meters to equal the same measured distance as the continuous group. The subject will receive two minutes of rest between each interval and will be supported and coached to walk as fast as they can.
Continuous Ambulation	Ambulation	The total distance will be 40 meters. Study team members will walk, support, and coach the subject to walk as slow as he/she wants

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Characterize Number of Participants Who Tolerate Continuous vs Interval 40m Walk.	1 day	Characterize number of participants who tolerate continuous vs interval 40m walk by evaluation of adverse events and change in vital signs.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University; 🇺🇸 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States