Real-time Location System Feasibility Study

Wake Forest University (WFU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mobility; Surgery

Treatments: Behavioral: Ambulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03988751

IRB00039439

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed study will investigate the feasibility of using the Wake Forest Real-time Location System (RTLS) in monitoring patient movement during their in-hospital postoperative recovery. The study will involve patients who have undergone surgery requiring inpatient admission to the surgical ward. Actual patient movement will be monitored during their postoperative recovery and compared with data recorded by the Wake Forest location system.

In this small pilot study, a subgroup of participants will be randomized to two cohorts, continuous walking and interval walking. Tolerability of the varied walking intensity will be measured.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female patients between the ages of 18 and 90.
• Admitted to the Surgical Ward.
• Recovering from surgery.
• Ability to understand and the willingness to sign an Institutional Review Board-approved informed consent document.
• Ability to understand and complete the study survey instruments in English.

Exclusion criteria

• Non-surgical patient.
• Emergency surgical procedure.
• Anticipated discharge less than 24 hour.
• Unable to ambulate or ambulation not permitted by treating provider.
• Unable to understand and complete the study survey instruments in English.
• Post-operative complications that in the opinion of the study investigator would impair the ability of the patient to adhere to the study procedures.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Continuous Ambulation

Active Comparator group

Description:

The total distance will be 40 meters. Study team members will walk, support, and coach the subject to walk as slow as he/she wants

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ambulation

Interval Ambulation

Active Comparator group

Description:

The subject will walk a total distance of 40 meters. This distance will be divided into four intervals of 10 meters to equal the same measured distance as the continuous group. The subject will receive two minutes of rest between each interval and will be supported and coached to walk as fast as they can.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ambulation