NCT03818633

Elastic Abdominal Binder Following Gynecologic Cancer Surgery

Effect of Elastic Abdominal Binder on Pain and Functional Recovery Following Gynecologic Cancer Surgery: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 109 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chiang Mai University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Surgery is the primary treatment for gynecologic malignancies. The surgical approach provides opportunities for removal of the affected organs and complete assessment of extent of cancer spread. However, the procedures are often associated with significant morbidity. This is especially true with open laparotomy, the most frequently employed approach in developing countries. Delayed functional recovery influenced by pain and immobilization are important contributing factors for increased morbidity. Elastic abdominal binder, a wide elastic belt that is wore around the patient's abdomen to support surgical incision after surgery, has been employed by clinicians for pain relief, wound complications prevention, improved pulmonary function, and stabilization. Benefits of the abdominal binder use in this patient population have not been properly examined. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of postoperative elastic abdominal binder use on recovery by comparing pain scores and mobility function (through the 6-minute walk test \[6MWT\]) in postoperative gynecologic cancer patients who use versus do not use the elastic abdominal binder to support incisional site.

Conditions

• Gynecologic Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Elastic abdominal binder	Each woman in the intervention group is fitted with an elastic abdominal binder at the time of procedure completion just before leaving the operating room. The binder is placed snuggly tight (keeping in mind patient's comfort) on top of the hospital gown with the incision positioned at the middle part of the binder. The patients are encouraged to wear binders at all time. However, periods of break from wearing the binder are allowed at their convenience.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-24
• Primary completion: 2019-05-31
• Completion: 2019-05-31
• First posted: 2019-01-28
• Last updated: 2020-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand