NCT03711149

Activity Monitor Feedback and Interactive Tours to Improve Postoperative Ambulation

Randomized Controlled Trial of Activity Monitor Feedback and Interactive Ambulation Tours to Improve Postoperative Ambulation and Efficiency Outcomes After Major Surgery

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 192 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial that compares a system using activity monitors to provide real-time feedback on daily ambulation to patients undergoing major surgeries, paired with step-count-measured art tours of the surgical units, versus standard of care, on step count. The hypothesis is that the feedback system + art tours will encourage patients to ambulate more.

Detailed description

After major surgery, patients are encouraged to walk early and often, since early ambulation is linked with improved clinical and efficiency outcomes. This research study tests whether providing goal-directed feedback on daily ambulation to patients using activity monitors in combination with an app that provides step count-rated "art tours" of the surgical floors will increase the amount of steps taken after surgery. Upon enrollment, all patients will be assigned to either the control (no intervention) or experimental (activity monitor feedback + art tours) group, stratified by surgery type. This randomized controlled trial aims to determine if this feedback system/art tours approach improves: (1) daily step count, (2) length of stay, and (3) patient satisfaction compared with standard of care.

Conditions

• Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Activity monitor feedback loop	The intervention arm will test if the feedback system (i.e., activity monitor, real-time feedback, and art tours) increases daily step count, decreases length of stay, and improves patient and provider communication, patient awareness of step count goals, and patient confidence in accomplishment of daily goals.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-12-05
• Primary completion: 2019-10-22
• Completion: 2019-12-30
• First posted: 2018-10-18
• Last updated: 2019-03-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States