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Early Implementation of exercise after colorectal surgery

Early Implementation of exercise after colorectal surgery - EIOE

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00036327
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-04-22
Start date
2025-01-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C18 K50 K51

Interventions

Group 1: intervention group: Both the intervention group and the control group will undergo surgery according to the surgical standards of the Department of Surgery at the Universitätsklinik Mannheim.

Sponsors

Universitätsmedizin Mannheim
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of a colorectal disease with an indication for resection; Surgical treatment at the Universitätsmedizin Mannheim; Written informed consent of the participant after receiving detailed information; Physical ability to perform a cycling ergometry, treadmill exercise, or cross-trainer exercise

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with severe cardiac or pulmonary impairment; Physical limitations preventing cycling ergometry, treadmill exercise, or cross-trainer exercise; Lack of consent or inability to provide informed consent; Language barrier; Expected non-compliance; Non-operable colorectal carcinoma/palliative procedures; Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
time to first bowel movement (measured in hours postoperatively)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Length of hospital stay; complication rate; physical fitness, measured by handgrip strength and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) test on the third postoperative day; improvement in subjective quality of life, assessed using the Borg Scale, as well as Quality of Life (QoL) and Quality of Recovery (QoR) questionnaires 30 days after surgery.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSteffen Seyfried

Universitätsmedizin Mannheim

steffen.seyfried@umm.de0621/383 2225

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026