Monitored Home Exercise Intervention before Urological Surgery
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Use of home activity monitoring and regular feedback to increase activity levels before major elective urological surgery: A feasibility study.
IRAS ID
235203
Contact name
Benjamin Turney
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Oxford
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 20 days
Research summary
Patients undergoing major urological surgery for cancer of the bladder, kidney and prostate may benefit from intervention in the preoperative period to improve fitness levels through exercise. Preoperative exercise intervention is thought to better prepare the body for the demands of surgery, resulting in faster recovery from surgery and fewer postoperative complications. However, the optimum delivery and content of a preoperative exercise intervention requires further research. \n\nWe aim to improve on previous exercise intervention studies through implementation of a low-burden, longer-lasting, home exercise program that uses remote activity monitoring technology. This design of preoperative exercise intervention will allow better measurement of the dose of exercise delivered and the resultant increase in activity levels, with the aim of improving patient compliance to the exercise program. \n\nWe will investigate the feasibility of doing a randomised controlled trial of preoperative exercise intervention, with the aim of increasing patient daily physical activity levels through the use of a tailored, home exercise program with remote activity monitoring and feedback. As this is a relatively new method of exercise intervention and monitoring, we need to investigate the issues of the feasibility of recruiting patients to the study, the use and acceptability of the technology, and patient attitudes and opinions on the exercise program and feedback method. Therefore the main objectives of this feasibility study is to evaluate these issues and try to improve the methods and design of the study before conducting a larger study.
REC name
London - Bloomsbury Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/0177
Date of REC Opinion
20 Feb 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion