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Recovering From Bariatric Surgery: the Effects of Early Initiated and Supervised Mobilization

Recruiting
18 - 70 years of age
Both
Phase N/A

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Overview

The aim is to investigate the effect of early initiated and supervised mobilization continued after discharge as management of postoperative pain and recovery following obesity surgery, including patient experiences, pain coping, physical functionality and quality of life.

Description

Study aims;

  1. To investigate the effect of mobilization as pain management following obesity surgery.
  2. To investigate patient experiences with mobilization and postoperative pain, including the influence of mobilization on patients' ability to cope with pain and an identification of facilitating factors and barriers towards early mobilization.
  3. To assess the effect of mobilization on postoperative recovery, including the general physical activity level, physical function, and quality of life among patients discharged after obesity surgery.

The PhD study consists of two sub-studies. Study 1: Effect of early mobilization as pain management in patients recovering from obesity surgery. The study is a single center randomized controlled trial (RCT). Participants will be randomized with an allocation ratio of 1:1.

Study 2: Patient experiences with early mobilization and postoperative pain after surgery - An interview study Patients participating in both interventions (group A), will be invited to participate in two individual semi structured interviews.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The ability to read and understand the Danish language

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Preoperative dependence of walking aids
  • Vision impairment
  • Previous syncopes or epilepsy
  • Admission to the intensive care unit after surgery
  • Acute complications during hospital admission
  • Patients are excluded at baseline if they have an oxygen saturation below 90% or a systolic blood pressure above 180 mmHg

Study details

Postoperative Pain, Acute, Postoperative Pain, Chronic, Bariatric Surgery

NCT06222151

Hospital of South West Jutland

15 May 2024

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