Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management Respiratory Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management
Conditions
Interventions
Participants are randomised to either the control arm or the treatment arm.
Control Arm: Participants receive standard care which includes advice on smoking cessation, exercise and ap
Sponsors
University of Oxford
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients, male and female aged 18 years or older with COPD 2. Has capacity to take part in this study 3. Scheduled for elective major (body cavity) surgery OR laparascopic surgery anticipated to last longer than two hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to give informed consent 2. Insufficient command of English to understand the study documentation 3. Unable to participate in pulmonary rehabilitation treatment according to British Thoracic Society guidelines 4. Patients scheduled cardiac, thoracic and orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedic surgery 5. If the participant attends a pulmonary rehab course as clinical management (as opposed to being part of the trial) then they would be excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As this is a feasibility study the primary outcomes are measured throughout the study include: 1. Recruitment rates 2. Demographics of recruited participants 3. Treatment compliance 4. Suitability of outcome data | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications for those participants receiving rehab v those that did not this is measured on day 7 following surgery. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactEmma Hedley
Outcome results
None listed