Functional Outcomes in Patients undergoing GI operations
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery
IRAS ID
228138
Contact name
George Ramsay
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 6 days
Research summary
Rationale
Alterations in functional status has been detected following vascular surgery and critical care admissions but data is lacking on these outcomes in general surgical patients.
Objectives
Our aims are two fold. Firstly we will establish a mechanism for, and evaluate the feasibility of, assessing functional outcomes in patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer, and emergency abdominal surgery, as part of everyday clinical practice. Secondly we seek to determine whether elective surgery for colorectal cancer and emergency abdominal surgery are associated with changes in patients’ functional status and quality of life
Methods
This will be a single centre feasibility study targeting patients undergoing either elective colorectal cancer resection or emergency abdominal surgery. Functional status will be measured at baseline in the pre-operative period. Follow up measurement will be undertaken at one, six and twelve months post-operatively. Functional status will be measured using two separate tools, the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living (NEADL) scale and the EQ-5D.
Expected Outcomes
Our main outcome will be the determination of whether it is feasible to assess functional outcomes in these patient groups or not. Results here will form the basis of a larger study to assess functional outcome following general surgical procedures. In addition we hope to be able to measure whether functional status changes in these patients following surgery and whether the effect is more marked in particular sub-populations.
REC name
London - Camden & Kings Cross Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/LO/1291
Date of REC Opinion
22 Aug 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion