The effect of postoperative exercise in critical pathway on the length of hospital stay and recovery of colorectal cancer patients: Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0003920

Enrollment

120

Registered

2019-05-15

Start date

2014-02-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-05-20

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Exercise) : All exercise sessions were taken twice a day at 15 min (session until the patient had fully recovered) was discharged from the hospital after surgery. The exercise program consisted

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Eligibility criteria included: 1) stage ? - ? colon or rectum cancer; 2) 20-70 years of age; 3) American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) grade = 3 at surgery, 3) the ability to read and understand Korean, and 4) willingness to participate in the study even after understanding the randomization process.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Major exclusion criteria for patients included: 1) evidence of recurrent or metastatic disease, 2) going to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after surgery, 3) having a stoma after their colectomy, and 4) getting open surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Length of hospital stay	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Readiness of hospital discharge scale;Body composition (Weight, Muscle mass, Fat, Body Mass Index, Waist and Thigh circumference);Fitness (hand grip strength, lower body extremities, balance ability, upper body flexibility, and aerobic function capacity).	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJihee Min

Yonsei University

jihee8700@gmail.com+82-2-2123-6197

Outcome results