Activity Monitoring Before and After Surgery (Version 1.0)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Using activity monitoring as a patient assessment tool in the perioperative period
IRAS ID
154405
Contact name
Benjamin Turney
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 1 months, 30 days
Research summary
Many methods exist for assessing patient fitness and risk of surgery before an operation. However, there is a lack of evidence as to their clinical value. Development of more accurate and individualized assessments of patients will allow patients to be better informed about the risks entering into surgery, and the expected outcomes in terms of quality of life and symptom improvement after surgery.
This study will use a new non-invasive method of patient assessment by using activity monitoring in the form of a small, wearable, 3D accelerometer device that is approved for medical use. This will collect continuous movement data that will be analysed using the expertise provided by McLaren Applied Technologies.
The study objectives are:
1. To determine the usefulness of patient activity monitoring as a preoperative assessment tool.
2. To examine the potential of using activity monitoring as measure of postoperative outcomes.
3. To determine how preoperative activity levels affect patient recovery from the operation and postoperative activity levels.Patients undergoing operations requiring preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) within the John Radcliffe and Churchill Hospitals, Oxford, would be eligible to be recruited into the study after consent has been sought. They will be asked to wear the activity monitoring device during CPET and for a period of 3 days before their operation and for 3 days at a 3 month interval after the operation. They will also be asked to complete questionnaires currently in use for assessing daily function and quality of life, before and after their operation. The study is part funded by McLaren Applied Technologies who also provide use of the activity monitors and the Allison Hanson Charity.
REC name
East of England - Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/EE/1192
Date of REC Opinion
9 Oct 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion