Effect of Mobilization Protocol on Mobilization

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi

Status: Completed

Conditions: Abdominal Surgery; Nursing

Treatments: Other: Patient mobilization with pre-operative mobilization training and mobilization protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04730141

19208

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of early mobilization protocol on patients' mobilization status and patient care outcomes in patients who undergo major abdominal surgery. This study is a prospective non-randomized controlled clinical trial.

Full description

The study sample consisted of 42 patients, 21 of whom were the control group and 21 were the intervention group, who had undergone major abdominal open surgery between May and September 2019. The routine mobilization follow-up approach of the intensive care unit was applied to the patients in the control group, and the early mobilization protocol developed by using up-to-date guidelines and expert opinions were applied to the patients in the intervention group. In the study, the data of the control group were firstly collected, then the early mobilization protocol was introduced to the patients through the training brochure prepared and then data of the intervention group were collected. In the study, the characteristics of the patients in both groups belonging to the preoperative period, the distance they walked in the 6-minute walking test and the results of the postoperative period were recorded.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To undergo major abdominal open surgery
• ASA <IV
• Being over the age of 18
• Not having a barrier to communication
• Having agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Being diagnosed that may limit mobilization
• Being diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• ASA IV-V-VI

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 2 patient groups

mobilization protocol

Experimental group

Description:

The early mobilization protocol developed by using up-to-date guidelines and expert opinions were applied to the patients in the intervention group.

Treatment:

Other: Patient mobilization with pre-operative mobilization training and mobilization protocol

routine care

No Intervention group

Description:

The routine mobilization follow-up approach of the intensive care unit was applied to the patients in the control group .