A preoperative program to promote peri- and postoperative health in patients undergoing thoracic aortic surgery: a randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- Thoracic aortic disease
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22457
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Inclusion Criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
•Scheduled for a preoperative visit at the cardiothoracic surgery outpatient clinic prior to probable thoracic aortic surgery.
•Aged 18 years or older.
•Able to understand and perform study related procedures.
Exclusion Criteria
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
•Unable to provide signed and dated informed consent form.
•Wheelchair-bounded or physically unable to stand or walk.
•Currently enrolled in another interventional study targeting either sedentary behaviour and/or physical activity.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perioperative sedentary behaviour, i.e. hours spent sitting/lying during waking hours per day.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perioperative physical activity patterns; perioperative maximal handgrip strength; perioperative resting blood pressure; postoperative occurrence of neurological deficits (e.g. stroke or delirium).