Effects of Prone Position After Major Abdominal Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorVastra Gotaland Region

About this trial

Evaluation of postoperative prone position after major abdominal surgery. A randomized clinical trial of 100+100 patients and further add a voice/speech/singing protocol.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Sequential

Treatments tested in this trial

  • prone position

    Procedure/Surgery

    Ordinary ERAS treatment postoperatvely adding the prone position and voicetraining

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: ERASNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: +prone positionActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Oxygen saturation measurement postoperatively

Measurement during sitting position

Time frame
an average of (POD) Postoperative day 2-7
2

Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events of postoperative lung and abdominal complications incl a CT scan for objective measurement

Adverse events like pneumonia, lungembolism, lungempyema, interventions pankreatitis

Time frame
through study completion, an average of 1 year
3

Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events of postoperative lung and abdominal complications

Pneumonia, Lung embolism, Empyema of the lung, pankreatitis

Time frame
through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes

1

Number of participants with treatment-related diminished lung volumes

Spirometric measurements of diminished lung volumes

Time frame
through study completion, an average of 1 year
2

Number of days of Hospital care

Days of inhouse treatment

Time frame
through study completion, an average of 1 year
3

Number of participants needing intervention

Treament intervention like antibiotics or other medical or interventional treatment

Time frame
through study completion, an average of 1 year

Other outcomes

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