Walk With a Doc: Enhanced Recovery Walking Program for Surgical Inpatients and Wellness Program for Surgical Residents (WWAD)

September 23, 2024 updated by: Richard Perugini
Program studying the number of steps post-operative patients need to take to prevent post-operative complications. Also studying surgical resident wellness program that provides extra time to ambulate with inpatients.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Program studying the number of steps post-operative patients need to take to prevent post-operative complications. Patients receive a pedometer while inpatient to measure their daily steps, which is recorded in the electronic medical record.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 01655
        • UMass Memorial Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Minimally invasive surgery patients who are admitted and undergo surgery at a single tertiary care center.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Post-operative surgical patient with an over 24 hour post-operative stay in the hospital
  • Safe to ambulate with/without assistance

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to ambulate
  • Bedbound

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Total number of steps
Time Frame: From index surgery to initial post-operative office visit, up to 3 weeks
Total number of steps ambulated by the patient as measured by a pedometer
From index surgery to initial post-operative office visit, up to 3 weeks
30 day Post-operative complications
Time Frame: 30 days
30 day Post-operative complications
30 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Richard Perugini

Collaborators

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Richard Perugini, MD, UMASS Memorial Healthcare

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 1, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 25, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

June 25, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 11, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 24, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

January 27, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 25, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 23, 2024

Last Verified

September 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • H00019609

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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