Status:
COMPLETED
Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training in Esophageal Resection
Lead Sponsor:
UMC Utrecht
Conditions:
Esophageal Resection Candidates
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The PREPARE study is the first multicenter randomized controlled trial to evaluate the hypothesis that preoperative inspiratory muscle training leads to decreased pulmonary complications in patients u...
Detailed Description
Rationale: Esophageal resection is associated with high incidences of postoperative pulmonary pneumonia. Numbers of 30% are reported in literature. Postoperative complications can result in prolonged ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- (Cognitively) capable to understand and perform a preoperative IMT program
- Surgery is scheduled at least 2 weeks after signing informed consent, since the patients need to be able to follow the intervention program for at least 2 weeks
- Willing to sign the informed consent form
Exclusion
- Unable to communicate in Dutch language
- Age \< 18 years
- Participating in a conflicting trial concerning esophageal resection
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
245 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01893008
Start Date
September 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2016
Last Update
May 11 2017
Active Locations (9)
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1
University Hospital Gasthuisberg
Leuven, Belgium
2
HUS
Helsinki, Finland
3
St. James's Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
4
Zorggroep Twente
Almelo, Netherlands