A study to evaluate an exercise tolerance test to predict post operative outcome in major abdominal surgeries

Can Six minute walk test predict post operative outcome in major GI surgeries? A prospective interventional study. (CAPACITY study) - CAPACITY

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/08/056842

Enrollment

250

Registered

2023-08-23

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C15-C26- Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs Health Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Six-minute walk test: Patients will undergo Six-minute walk test at hospital at 5 different timepoints under the guidance of the respiratory physician. Control Intervention1: Nil: NA

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged >= 18 years and 2. Planned for major upper GI and HPB surgery. 3. Completed pre-anaesthesia assessment (PAC) and deemed fit to undergo surgery. 4. ECOG 0-2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing emergency surgery. 2. Acute MI 3. Unstable angina 4. Uncontrolled arrhythmias 5. Hemodynamic compromise 6. Endocarditis 7. Myocarditis 8. Pericarditis 9. Symptomatic aortic stenosis. 10. Uncontrolled heart failure. 11. Uncontrolled asthma 12. Acute pulmonary embolism. 13. Suspected dissecting aneurysm 14. DVT 15. Pulmonary oedema 16. Acute respiratory failure 17. Room air SpO2 18. Mental impairments and inability to co-operate. 19. Orthopaedic or neurologic impairments that prevent or impair walking.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.30-day major morbidity defined as any complication graded Clavien- Dindo IIIa & aboveTimepoint: 30 days from the date of surgery	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
2. 30-day mortality defined as death from any cause within 30 days from the date of surgery. 3. Hospital stay defined as the duration in days from the date of surgery till discharge. 4. Re-admission rate defined as admission for any cause, within 30 days after discharge. 5. ICU stay defined as the duration from the date of surgery till transfer out of the ICU. 6. ICU re admission rate defined as admission back to ICU after being sent to ward from ICU post-surgery. 7. Time to adjuvant therapy defined as the duration in days from the date of discharge till the date of starting adjuvant therapy, if indicated. 8. Incidence of PPC is defined as any post-operative pulmonary complicationsTimepoint: 30 days from the date of surgery	—

Measure

Time frame

2. 30-day mortality defined as death from any cause within 30 days from the date of surgery. 3. Hospital stay defined as the duration in days from the date of surgery till discharge. 4. Re-admission rate defined as admission for any cause, within 30 days after discharge. 5. ICU stay defined as the duration from the date of surgery till transfer out of the ICU. 6. ICU re admission rate defined as admission back to ICU after being sent to ward from ICU post-surgery. 7. Time to adjuvant therapy defined as the duration in days from the date of discharge till the date of starting adjuvant therapy, if indicated. 8. Incidence of PPC is defined as any post-operative pulmonary complicationsTimepoint: 30 days from the date of surgery

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNidhi Kulkarni

TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE

reshmambulkar@gmail.com9821790448

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026

A study to evaluate an exercise tolerance test to predict post operative outcome in major abdominal surgeries

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