Influence of perioperative step volume on complication rate and length of hospital stay after colorectal cancer surgery

Influence of perioperative step volume on complication rate and length of hospital stay after colorectal cancer surgery - IPOS Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00030017

Enrollment

222

Registered

2023-01-27

Start date

2023-07-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

C18 C19 C20

Interventions

Group 1: Patients assigned to the intervention group will receive a pedometer preoperatively with a defined step goal of 7500 steps daily. Postoperatively, the patients receive a predefined target of

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing oncologic resection for suspected or proven colorectal carcinoma at Augsburg University Hospital who do not meet any of the exclusion criteria listed below will be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients unable to consent or patients under legal guardianship Minor patients (age < 18 years) Pregnant patients Patients undergoing emergency surgery Patients undergoing surgery without curative intention Restricted mobility (bedridden patients, permanent dependence on a wheelchair or crutches, post-amputation lower extremity, unhealed fractures, neurodegenerative diseases) Severe heart failure NYHA III or IV Presence of dementia syndrome Participation in other intervention studies that have a potential impact on the endpoints of this study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Length of hospital stay	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Overall complication rate (Clavien-Dindo = III and Comprehensive Complication Index CCI). In-hospital mortality and mortality in the 30-day interval Postoperative onset of bowel function Duration until until solid food is tolerated Need for nasogastric tube and postoperative vomiting Patient compliance Physical activity 14 days, 30 days and 90 days postoperatively (assessed by IPAQ questionnaire) Health status 14 days, 30 days and 90 days postoperatively (assessed by EQ-5D-5L) Quality of life at 14 days, 30 days and 90 days postoperatively (collected by QLQ-C30) Length of stay in the intensive care unit Achieved average number of steps preoperatively Achieved average number of steps postoperatively Thromboembolic complications Duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation Association between step count and complication rate and hospital length of stay	—

Measure

Time frame

Overall complication rate (Clavien-Dindo = III and Comprehensive Complication Index CCI). In-hospital mortality and mortality in the 30-day interval Postoperative onset of bowel function Duration until until solid food is tolerated Need for nasogastric tube and postoperative vomiting Patient compliance Physical activity 14 days, 30 days and 90 days postoperatively (assessed by IPAQ questionnaire) Health status 14 days, 30 days and 90 days postoperatively (assessed by EQ-5D-5L) Quality of life at 14 days, 30 days and 90 days postoperatively (collected by QLQ-C30) Length of stay in the intensive care unit Achieved average number of steps preoperatively Achieved average number of steps postoperatively Thromboembolic complications Duration of postoperative mechanical ventilation Association between step count and complication rate and hospital length of stay

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Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026