NCT00938210

Rehabilitation Following Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery

Changes in Fatigue and Physical Function Following Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aarhus University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The standard procedure for treating colonic cancer is changing from open surgery to laparoscopic surgery. Following open colonic surgery patients are fatigued and loss body mass and have a reduction in physical function, but the investigators do not know if this is also the case following laparoscopic surgery. This study examines how fatigue, quality of life, physical function, and body composition changes following laparoscopic colonic surgery. Patients are examined preoperatively and postoperative day 10 and 30.

Conditions

• Colonic Cancer
• Postoperative Care
• Fatigue

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Laparoscopic colonic surgery	Laparoscopic removal of colonic cancer

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-05-01
• Primary completion: 2011-11-01
• Completion: 2012-08-01
• First posted: 2009-07-13
• Last updated: 2012-08-08

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Denmark