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Recovering From Bariatric Surgery: the Effects of Early Initiated and Supervised Mobilization

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Postoperative Pain, Acute
Bariatric Surgery
Mobilization
Physical Activity
Postoperative Pain, Chronic
Interventions
Other: Control group
Registration Number
NCT06222151
Lead Sponsor
Esbjerg Hospital - University Hospital of Southern Denmark
Brief Summary

The aim is to investigate the effect of early initiated and supervised mobilization continued after discharge as management of postoperative pain and recovery following obesity surgery, including patient experiences, pain coping, physical functionality and quality of life.

Detailed Description

Study aims;

1. To investigate the effect of mobilization as pain management following obesity surgery.

2. To investigate patient experiences with mobilization and postoperative pain, including the influence of mobilization on patients' ability to cope with pain and an identification of facilitating factors and barriers towards early mobilization.

3. To assess the effect of mobilization on postoperative recovery, including the general physical activity level, physical function, and quality of life among patients discharged after obesity surgery.

The PhD study consists of two sub-studies. Study 1: Effect of early mobilization as pain management in patients recovering from obesity surgery. The study is a single center randomized controlled trial (RCT). Participants will be randomized with an allocation ratio of 1:1.

Study 2: Patient experiences with early mobilization and postoperative pain after surgery - An interview study Patients participating in both interventions (group A), will be invited to participate in two individual semi structured interviews.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
112
Inclusion Criteria
  • The ability to read and understand the Danish language
Exclusion Criteria
  • Preoperative dependence of walking aids
  • Vision impairment
  • Previous syncopes or epilepsy
  • Admission to the intensive care unit after surgery
  • Acute complications during hospital admission
  • Patients are excluded at baseline if they have an oxygen saturation below 90% or a systolic blood pressure above 180 mmHg

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
BControl groupParticipates in intervention 1, control in intervention 2
CControl groupParticipates in intervention 2, control in intervention 1
DControl groupControl in both intervention 1 and 2
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Abdominal pain24 hours post surgery

Abdominal pain measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) of 0-10. A higher score indicates a worse pain.

Physical functionBaseline, 1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

A 6 minute walk test measured in metres

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Morphine equivalent consumptionAt baseline, during intervention 1, at discharge (at the end of intervention 1), 1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

Measured in milligram intravenous

Patient reported pain experiencesAt baseline, during intervention 1, 1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

APS-POQ-R-D questionnaire.

Health related quality of life (SF-36)At baseline, during intervention 1, 1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

Questionnaire SF-36. Health related quality of life is measured at a scale of 0-100. A higher score indicates a greater quality of life.

Pain self-efficacyAt baseline, during intervention 1, 1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

PSEQ-DK questionnaire. Pain self-efficacy is measured on a score of 0-60. A higher score indicates a greater pain self-efficacy.

Pain catastrophizingAt baseline, during intervention 1, 1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

Pain Catastrophizing Scale questionnaire. Pain Catastrophizing is measured on a score of 0-52. A higher score indicates a higher pain catastrophizing.

Abdominal painAt baseline, during intervention 1, 1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

Abdominal pain measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) of 0-10. A higher score indicates a worse pain.

Physical activityAt baseline, 1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

Measured using accelerometers - minutes low/medium/high activity performed per hour. Measured for 7 days at baseline, 7 days 1 month postoperative and 7 days 7 months postoperative

Postoperative nausea and vomitingDuring intervention 1, at discharge (at the end of intervention 1), 1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

On a visual analog scale (VAS) of 0-10. A higher score indicates worse nausea.

Readmission1 month postoperative and 6 months postoperative

Readmissions during study period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Esbjerg Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark

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Esbjerg, Region Of Southern Denmark, Denmark

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