Postoperative Respiratory and Activity Monitoring
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-90
SponsorUniversity of Colorado, Denver
About this trial
This study plans to learn more about specific breathing and activity recommendations for patients after surgery. Participants will be monitored after abdominal surgery to identify what activities help them breathe better and reduce complications after surgery.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Must be 18 or older
Must be undergoing abdominal surgery
Must be high-risk for PPCs (ARISCAT score equal to or greater than 26)
Disqualifiers
Anyone under 18
Anyone not undergoing abdominal surgery
Anyone that is not high-risk for PPCs (ARISCAT score less than 26)
Trial population
Patients over the age of 18 undergoing abdominal surgery at the University of Colorado Health Hospital (UCHealth) that it high-risk for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs).
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
ExSpiron and ActivPAL Monitors
DeviceExSpiron chest monitor will be placed on the chest ActivPAL accelerometer will be placed on the chest and thigh
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Postoperative monitoring1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Hypoventilation
Minutes per hour of hypoventilation which is defined as \<40% of a predicted minute ventilation volume
Time frame
First 3 postoperative daysSecondary outcomes
1
Variability of MV
Variability of minute ventilation (MV)
Time frame
Through postoperative day 32
Variability of VT
Variability of tidal volume (VT)
Time frame
Through postoperative day 33
Variability of RR
Variability of respiratory rate (RR)
Time frame
Through postoperative day 34
Events of Low MV
Total number of events of low minute ventilation (MV)
Time frame
Through postoperative day 3Sponsors and contacts
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University of Colorado, Denver
Lead sponsor
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov