Mobilization Before and After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy/Segmentectomy

Rigshospitalet, Denmark51 enrolled

Overview

To examine mobilization before/after Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Lobectomy/Segmentectomy and further assess possible barriers to mobilization.

50 patients will be included in the study. Patients will wear a SENS motion, accelerometer for minimum 48 hours before surgery and until discharge (or maximum 7 days). Mobilization and posture will be measured 24h. Twice daily the patients will be assessed with a multidimensional questionnaire about barriers to mobilization.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Lung Cancer (NSCLC)Perioperative Care Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years * Able to understand written and spoken Danish language * Signed written informed consent form. * Patient planned to elective VATS lobectomy or segmentectomy * Patients with the pre-operative examination done minimum 48 hours prior to surgery (to allow at least 48 hours of preoperative activity monitoring) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with diagnoses (neurological, psychiatric, orthopedic etc.) that challenges postoperative mobilization and posture changes. * Patient undergoing re-surgery * Patients admitted to intensive care unit * Patients with a conversion to open surgery

Locations (1)

Department for Cardiothoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Minutes spent supine, sitting and standing

Time frame: Before surgery: From enrollment to surgery day (minimum 48 hours) and After surgery: From 3 hours post surgery and until discharge or maximum 7 days.

Secondary Outcomes

Time spent out of bed

Time frame: Before surgery: From enrollment to surgery day (minimum 48 hours) and After surgery: From 3 hours post surgery and until discharge or maximum 7 days.

Pulmonary complications

Time frame: Within 30 days

Length of hospital stay

Time frame: Days counted after surgery. Day of surgery is day 0.

Reasons for not being mobilized (questionnaire)

Time frame: Filled out twice daily on first and second postoperative day

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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