N/A
Completed N=23
Feasibility of Home-based Preoperative Exercise in Older People
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02895464 ↗Enrolled (actual)
23
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: Recruitment Rate — 11; 12 Participants
Summary
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of recruitment procedure, intervention including compliance and the collaboration between in- and out patient clinics of preoperative home-based exercise in older people before colorectal surgery.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Recruitment Rate |
11; 12 | — |
| PRIMARY Exercise Compliance |
60; 58 | — |
| PRIMARY Acceptability |
10; 5 | — |
| PRIMARY Adverse Events |
3 | — |
| SECONDARY Six-minute Walk |
15; -4 | — |
| SECONDARY Inspiratory Muscle Strength |
17; -2 | — |
| SECONDARY Chair-stand 30-sec |
3.5; 1 | — |
| SECONDARY Walking Speed |
0.09; 0.09 | — |
| SECONDARY Postoperative Complications |
6; 2 | — |
| SECONDARY Length of Stay |
5; 6 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Age above 70, understand and speaks the Swedish language. Surgery due to cancer
Exclusion Criteria
- Health status that contradicts participation in the study such as unstable heart disease or severe orthopaedic conditions that prohibits training and severe systematic illness.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02895464). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.