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Improving the preoperative status of patients undergoing major surgery

Improving the preoperative status of patients undergoing major surgery - IMPRESS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON53078
Enrollment
580
Registered
2018-07-19
Start date
2018-11-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-11

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

Conditions

major invasive surgery

Interventions

Use of an eHealth application for prehabilitation of surgical patients in the preoperative period. The intervention group is compared to control subjects receiving usual care.

Sponsors

Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age >= 18 years old Indication for postoperative hospital stay (minimum of two nights) One or more lifestyle risk factor Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Emergency surgery Unable to work with the eHealth application Dutch language inproficiency No access to a tablet or smartphone Planned for brain surgery Less than 7 days between inclusion and surgery Already participating in intensive pre-operative care pathway (including exercise program) Already participating in a conflicting study (to be determined per participating center)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
(1) The main study endpoint is on feasibility. Feasibility of the use of BeterVoorbereid* application will be assessed by usability questions (Net promotor score and other usability questions; all patients in the intervention arm) and by semi-structured telephone interviews (random selection of 20 patients in the intervention arm). (2) The main study endpoint is effectiveness. The effectiveness will be evaluates using a physical functioning questionnaire on several timepoints, until 12 weeks after hospital discharge

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(1) we explore whether the use of this eHealth app leads to changes in preoperative lifestyle (i.e. exercise and/or smoking cessation and/or and/or nutrition) compared to control patients. Feasibility of the study procedures will be assessed using registration of patient recruitment and participation and monitoring of data collection. (2) 'global health', patient satisfaction, global perceived effect, lifestyle changes, length of hospital stay, postoperative complications

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)