NCT03237897

Evaluation of a Preoperative Education Class for Colorectal Surgery Patients

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the value and effectiveness of a newly-implemented preoperative education class for patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

Detailed description

This is a non-randomized study to be conducted in a cohort of patients who are scheduled to undergo colorectal surgical procedures at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC)-Main. The primary objective of this study is to determine the effect of preoperative education classes on postoperative compliance with mobilization guidelines. Secondary objectives of this study are to evaluate the effect of the preoperative education class on patient knowledge, anxiety, and satisfaction, and postoperative outcomes such as inpatient length of stay, postoperative complications, and 30-day readmission rates. Data will be compared between patients who are scheduled to attend the class and attend and those who are scheduled to attend the class and do not.

Conditions

• Colorectal Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Preoperative education class	The preoperative enhanced recovery after surgery education class will be offered twice a week in coordination with anesthesia preoperative appointments to minimize inconvenience for patients. Patients will need to attend only one class. All participants will be offered the class. This class will be one hour in duration and will be taught by a surgical advanced care practitioner familiar with the details of colorectal surgery. The class will include detailed information about preoperative care, intraoperative care, and postoperative care.
BEHAVIORAL	Pedometer	A pedometer will be affixed to patients in the immediate postoperative period and removed at time of discharge

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-01
• Primary completion: 2019-04-01
• Completion: 2019-11-01
• First posted: 2017-08-03
• Last updated: 2022-04-27