Status:
UNKNOWN
Virtual Reality Exercise Gaming in Patients Awaiting Bariatric Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Conditions:
Bariatric Surgery
Prehabilitation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Exercise is a vital part of cardiopulmonary conditioning, this means improving general fitness. Undertaking surgery has been likened, physiologically, to running a marathon. It is essential that befor...
Detailed Description
It is estimated that the annual social care costs of obesity to NHS local authorities is £352 million. Obesity surgery currently offers the only long term cure but it carries substantial risk to a gro...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients referred to the Weight Management and Obesity Surgery Service at the Royal Cornwall Hospital between January 2020 and December 2020 for Primary Bariatric Surgery.
- Patients aged 18yrs and over.
- Patient able to consent (with or without interpreter).
- Patient able to undergo a general anaesthetic (seen by anaesthetist).
Exclusion
- Patients referred for Revisional Bariatric Surgery.
- Patients unable to use the Virtual Reality Gaming system.
- Patient unable to consent.
- Patients without a clear understanding of the English language.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 14 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04297306
Start Date
September 14 2020
End Date
April 30 2023
Last Update
August 2 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom, TR1 3HD