Effect of an Early Mobilization Program on Outcomes After Major Cancer Surgery

Instituto do Cancer do Estado de São Paulo

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Neoplasm

Treatments

Behavioral: Early mobilization program

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01693172

118/12

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of an early postoperative physical rehabilitation program on the functional capacity and incidence of postoperative complications in patients undergoing major elective surgery for treatment of a neoplasm

Enrollment

108 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients who will be submitted to major surgery for cancer treatment.
Age ≥ 18 years
Reading and signing the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Acute myocardial infarction (within the last 30 days)

Unstable Angina
Cardiac arrhythmia uncontrolled
symptomatic severe aortic stenosis
Congestive heart failure NYHA III or IV
infarction or acute pulmonary thromboembolism
pericarditis or myocarditis
Acute Endocarditis
Acute aortic dissection
Active infection
Acute renal failure
Thyrotoxicosis
Refusal to participate in the study
Inability to ambulate independently and / or inability to exercises
Presence of bone metastasis
musculoskeletal and neurological conditions that preclude the achievement of an exercise program designed for this study