Preoperative and postoperative physiotherapy versus postoperative physiotherapy alone following elective upper abdominal surgery – A randomised trial.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Elective upper abdominal surgerySurgery - Other surgeryPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12609000130268
- Lead Sponsor
- orthern Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 256
Inclusion Criteria
Patients undergoing elective upper abdominal surgery presenting to the Preadmission Clinic at The Northern Hospital.
Patients 18 years and older.
Exclusion Criteria
Failure to consent; and
Score < 7 on the Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method