Status:

RECRUITING

Influence of the Culture Care Program on Patient Mobility After Thoracic or Abdominal Surgery: a Mixed-methods Study

Lead Sponsor:

Haute Ecole ARC Sante

Conditions:

Thoracic Surgery

Abdominal Surgery Patients

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A sedentary behavior in the postoperative phase has a negative impact on recovery from various types of surgery (e.g. abdominal, pulmonary, cardiac or esophageal). In fact, sedentary behavior in the d...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Admission to Surgical Units in the Surgical Department of the Hôpital de Neuchâtel implementing the Culture Care program.
  • Elective thoracic or abdominal surgery with an expected hospital stay of at least 2 days (i.e. discharge on postoperative day 3).
  • Neurocognitive and physical ability to complete questionnaires and individual participation in the Culture Care program.
  • Full capacity of discernment and signed informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion

  • Outpatient surgery.
  • Emergency surgery.
  • Mobility severely impaired prior to surgery: patients with 1 or 2 lower-limb amputations, patients with wheelchair mobility only, neurodegenerative diseases.
  • Bed restiction between POD 1 and POD 5 for medical reasons, i.e. surgery, post-operative complications or other pre-existing cardiorespiratory, neurological or orthopedic reasons.
  • Transfer to ICU
  • Only during the Culture Care phase, an unplanned transfer to another unit that does not have the Culture Care program (e.g. Medicine units).
  • Technical problem with the accelerometer (e.g. disfunctioning battery).
  • Allergic reaction to any dressing used to attach the accelerometer.
  • End-of-life patients.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 10 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

204 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06893848

Start Date

March 10 2025

End Date

September 1 2026

Last Update

March 25 2025

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Hôpital de Neuchâtel

Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 2000