Post Operative Walking Enhancements for Recovery (POWER) Trial

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality

In brief

This study is a non-blinded randomized controlled trial. Consenting participants will be randomized to routine post-operative ambulation vs. goal-augmented post-operative care (they will be given a goal number of steps to take on each post-operative day) following in-patient gynecologic surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01254851

Run by

Loyola University

People needed

146

Starts

2010-10-01

Expected to finish

2011-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-07-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Independent ambulation pre-operatively
• Undergoing gynecologic procedure
• Expected to ambulate within 12 hours of their procedure

You may not qualify if…

• Children under the age of 18
• Inability to ambulate independently prior to their surgery
• Primary surgeon does not want patient to ambulate within 12 hours of procedure
• English is not the primary language spoken by the patient

Where it is running

• Loyola University Medical Center — Maywood, Illinois, United States
• Gottlieb Memorial Hospital — Melrose Park, Illinois, United States

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