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
Active Locations (1)
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Hôpital de Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 2000