Postoperative telerehabilitation to improve functional recovery in patients after esophagectomy: a feasibility-study
Completed
- Conditions
- Esophageal cancer1001799110017998
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON43105
- Lead Sponsor
- Revalidatie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Participants will be included if:
- they are aged 18 years or older,
- the primary reason of hospital stay is status after esophagectomy,
- suffering from a postoperative complication grade 3a or worse according to the Clavien-Dindo Classification,
- a postoperative length of hospital stay of more than 14 days,
- indicated for outpatient physiotherapy according to clinical expertise of hospital physiotherapist,
- having internet access at home and
- signed for informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- unable to complete self-reported questionnaires,
- insufficiently able to read or speak the Dutch language,
- having cognitive disorders,
- or any other severe medical conditions that prevents the patient from doing exercises at home.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Feasibility outcomes include willingness to participate in the study, refusal<br /><br>rate, adherence to the Telerehabilitation intervention operationalized in<br /><br>amount of sessions attended, performance rate of exercises, amount and duration<br /><br>of email-, phone-, and/ or video calls conducted by patients and<br /><br>physiotherapists, duration of treatment per session and adverse events (defined<br /><br>as an unexpected negative effect directly related to the prescribed exercises)<br /><br>and patient satisfaction<br /><br>The Telerehabiliation intervention is considered as feasible if at least 80<br /><br>percent adherence rate will be achieved, no adverse events will take place and<br /><br>patient satisfaction will be scored positively.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Outcome data on effectiveness will be measurements of musculoskeletal- and<br /><br>cardiovascular functions and activities as well as participation according to<br /><br>the domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and<br /><br>Health (ICF)9.<br /><br><br /><br>These outcome data include hand grip strength as a predictor of overall muscle<br /><br>strength 19, inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength, proximal muscle<br /><br>strength of the lower extremity, maximal short exercise capacity, walking<br /><br>capacity, self reported activities and quality of life. </p><br>