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INTRODUCTION: After radical cystectomy physical activity is important to reduce risk of complications, but patients with urinary bladder cancer have difficulties in achieving general recommendations on physical activity and exercise. The aim of this randomised controlled trial was therefore to evaluate the effects of a physical exercise programme in primary care, following discharge from hospital after robot-assisted radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with urinary bladder cancer scheduled for robot-assisted radical cystectomy at Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden between September 2019 and October 2022 were invited to join the study. At discharge, they were randomised to intervention or active control group. The intervention group was planned to start exercise with physiotherapist in primary care during the third week; the programme included aerobic and strengthening exercises, twice a week for 12 weeks, and daily walks. The control group received unsupervised home-based exercise with daily walks and a sit-to-stand exercise. Assessments were conducted before surgery, at discharge and after four months regarding the primary outcome physical function (Six-minute walk test), and secondary outcomes physical activity, pain, health-related quality of life, fatigue, and psychological wellbeing. RESULTS: Ninety patients were included, mean (sd) age 71.5 (8.5) years. An intention-to-treat analysis showed no intervention effect on the primary outcome physical function, or on pain or psychological wellbeing, but effect on physical activity with a difference from discharge to four months with a median (IQR) of 4790 (3000) and 2670 (4340) daily steps in the intervention and control group, respectively (p = 0.046), and for fatigue, and health-related quality of life, in favour of the intervention group. CONCLUSION: Both the intervention and control groups improved physical function, but the patients who exercised in primary care experienced additional positive effects on physical activity, fatigue, and health-related quality of life. Hence, exercise in primary care after discharge from hospital could be a promising method after radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer. TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study was registered in Clinical Trials with registration number NCT03998579, 20,190,607.
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Cistectomia , Terapia por Exercício , Atenção Primária à Saúde , Qualidade de Vida , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Robóticos , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária , Humanos , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/cirurgia , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/reabilitação , Cistectomia/métodos , Cistectomia/reabilitação , Cistectomia/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Masculino , Idoso , Terapia por Exercício/métodos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Robóticos/métodos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Suécia , Exercício Físico , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Patients who have undergone radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer are not sufficiently physically active and therefore may suffer complications leading to readmissions. A physical rehabilitation programme early postoperatively might prevent or at least alleviate these potential complications and improve physical function. The main aim of the CanMoRe trial is to evaluate the impact of a standardised and individually adapted exercise intervention in primary health care to improve physical function (primary outcome) and habitual physical activity, health-related quality of life, fatigue, psychological wellbeing and readmissions due to complications in patients undergoing robotic-assisted radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer. METHODS: In total, 120 patients will be included and assigned to either intervention or control arm of the study. All patients will receive preoperative information on the importance of early mobilisation and during the hospital stay they will follow a standard protocol for enhanced mobilisation. The intervention group will be given a referral to a physiotherapist in primary health care close to their home. Within the third week after discharge, the intervention group will begin 12 weeks of biweekly exercise. The exercise programme includes aerobic and strengthening exercises. The control group will receive oral and written information about a home-based exercise programme. Physical function will serve as the primary outcome and will be measured using the Six-minute walk test. Secondary outcomes are gait speed, handgrip strength, leg strength, habitual physical activity, health-related quality of life, fatigue, psychological wellbeing and readmissions due to complications. The measurements will be conducted at discharge (i.e. baseline), post-intervention and 1 year after surgery. To evaluate the effects of the intervention mixed or linear regression models according to the intention to treat procedure will be used. DISCUSSION: This proposed randomised controlled trial has the potential to provide new knowledge within rehabilitation after radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer. The programme should be easy to apply to other patient groups undergoing abdominal surgery for cancer and has the potential to change the health care chain for these patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov. Clinical trial registration number NCT03998579 . First posted June 26, 2019.
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Cistectomia/reabilitação , Terapia por Exercício/métodos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Robóticos/reabilitação , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/cirurgia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Cistectomia/efeitos adversos , Cistectomia/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Readmissão do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/prevenção & controle , Qualidade de Vida , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Robóticos/efeitos adversos , Suécia , Resultado do Tratamento , Bexiga Urinária/patologia , Bexiga Urinária/cirurgia , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/complicações , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Assessment of feasibility and effects of an exercise training programme in patients following cystectomy due to urinary bladder cancer. DESIGN: Single-blind, pilot, randomized controlled trial. SETTING: University hospital, Sweden. SUBJECTS: Eighteen patients (64-78 years), of 89 suitable, cystectomized due to urinary bladder cancer, were randomized after hospital discharge to intervention or control. INTERVENTIONS: The 12-week exercise programme included group exercise training twice a week and daily walks. The control group received only standardized information at discharge. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Trial eligibility and compliance to inclusion were registered. Assessments of functional capacity, balance, lower body strength and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with SF-36. RESULTS: Out of 122 patients 89 were eligible, but 64 did not want to participate/were not invited. Twenty-five patients were included, but 7 dropped out before randomization. Eighteen patients were randomized to intervention or control. Thirteen patients completed the training period. The intervention group increased walking distance more than the control group, 109 m (75-177) compared to 62 m (36-119) (P = 0.013), and role physical domain in SF-36 more than the control group (P = 0.031). Ten patients were evaluated one year postoperatively. The intervention group had continued increasing walking distance, 20 m (19-36), whereas the control group had shortened the distance -15.5 m (-43 to -5) (P = 0.010). CONCLUSIONS: A 12-week group exercise training programme was not feasible for most cystectomy patients. However, functional capacity and the role-physical domain in HRQoL increased in the short and long term for patients in the intervention group compared with controls.
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Cistectomia/reabilitação , Terapia por Exercício/métodos , Qualidade de Vida , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/cirurgia , Caminhada , Idoso , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Projetos Piloto , Suécia , Neoplasias da Bexiga Urinária/reabilitaçãoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Complications after radical cystectomy for urinary bladder cancer are common. Physical activity after surgery is thought to reduce complications. However, patients with urinary bladder cancer have low levels of physical activity, and interventions supporting physical exercise are needed. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a physical exercise intervention in primary health care. One of the aims of the larger clinical trial will be to reduce complications. METHODS: Patients with urinary bladder cancer and who were scheduled for a robotic-assisted radical cystectomy were recruited from Karolinska University Hospital, between February and May 2019. The patients had to be mobile, understand Swedish, and live in Stockholm. The exercise programme was conducted at one primary health care setting over 12 weeks. The exercise programme included supervised aerobic and strengthening exercises, which were performed twice a week, as well as daily walks. Feasibility was measured with process feasibility, including eligibility criteria, adherence, and acceptability, and scientific feasibility, including the ability of outcomes to indicate change, safety, and progression in the exercise programme. RESULTS: Ten patients with a median age of 70 years (min 53-max 86) were included. Adherence to all parts of the intervention was not feasible because of patients' postoperative complications, resulting in dropouts. For the patients who took part in the exercise programme, adherence and acceptability for the exercise period were feasible, but the 6-min walk test was not feasible at discharge from the hospital. Physiotherapists in the primary health care setting perceived the process as feasible. Moreover, the ability of outcomes to indicate change and progression in the exercise programme was feasible, meanwhile no adverse events were registered. CONCLUSIONS: The exercise intervention was feasible for the patients that took part in the exercise programme, with respect to safety and progression through the exercise programme. Furthermore, this study suggests that some improvements needed to be implemented in the process, prior to the upcoming randomised controlled trial.
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INTRODUCTION: Postoperative complications and readmission to hospital after major cancer surgery are common. Early mobilisation in hospital is thought to reduce complications, and patients are recommended to mobilise for at least 2 h on the day of surgery, and thereafter at least 6 h per day. Evidence for early mobilisation is limited and therefore also how early mobilisation may influence the development of postoperative complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between early mobilisation after abdominal cancer surgery and readmission to hospital due to postoperative complications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Adult patients who had abdominal cancer surgery due to ovarian, colorectal, or urinary bladder cancer between January 2017 and May 2018 were included in the study. Exposure was set to the mean number of steps taken over the first three postoperative days, measured with an activity monitor. Primary outcome was readmission to hospital within 30 days after discharge, and secondary outcome was severity of complications. Data were obtained from medical records. Logistic regression was used to investigate the association between exposure and outcomes. RESULTS: Of 133 patients included in the study, 25 were readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge. The analysis showed no association between early mobilisation and readmission or severity of complications. CONCLUSION: Early mobilisation does not seem to increase the odds of readmission, nor the severity of complications. This study contributes to the limited research on the association between early mobilisation and postoperative complications after abdominal cancer surgery.
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Neoplasias Abdominais , Deambulação Precoce , Adulto , Humanos , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Abdome/cirurgia , Neoplasias Abdominais/cirurgia , Modalidades de Fisioterapia , Readmissão do Paciente , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Tempo de InternaçãoRESUMO
PURPOSE: Most patients treated in a hospital setting are fully or partially immobilised. The Activity Board (Träningstavlan® Phystec) is a useful tool to enhance mobilisation after major abdominal cancer surgery. Knowledge of patient experiences of the mobilisation tool is crucial in implementing the Activity Board in health care. This study aimed to describe patient experiences of using the Activity Board after surgery for abdominal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted in 15 patients who underwent abdominal surgery due to colorectal, ovarian or urinary bladder cancer. All 15 patients (mean age 67.7 years, range 40-86) used the Activity Board postoperatively. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed according to inductive content analysis. RESULTS: The overarching theme that emerged from the interviews was that "enabling participation facilitates empowerment over rehabilitation". Three categories supported the theme: prerequisites for using the Activity Board, the value of using supportive behavioural techniques, and the possibility to influence the patients' care. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that the Activity Board could be a viable tool that activates the person-centred postoperative rehabilitation process by cooperating with the medical team at the hospital ward.Implications for rehabilitationPatients who are in hospital due to cancer surgery are often immobilised, which increases the risk of complications.The Activity Board can stimulate the patients to participate in the rehabilitation process in a more active way.The Activity Board can be used to improve and clarify the person-centred approach in hospital settings.
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Neoplasias , Modalidades de Fisioterapia , Humanos , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Hospitais , Avaliação de Resultados da Assistência ao Paciente , Pesquisa QualitativaRESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Mobilisation reduces the risk of complications after abdominal surgery. Despite that, patients spend most of their time immobilised during hospital stay. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate a tool called the Activity board, which includes behaviour change techniques, regarding effects on mobilisation and postoperative recovery after abdominal cancer surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients who were planned for abdominal surgery due to colorectal, ovarian or urinary bladder cancer, and at least three postoperative days at Karolinska University Hospital were included in this non-randomised controlled trial, from January 2017 to May 2018. The patients were allocated to Activity board or standard treatment when they were admitted to hospital. Mobilisation was evaluated objectively with activity monitor the first three postoperative days, and postoperative recovery was assessed continuously during hospital stay. RESULTS: In total, 133 patients, mean (sd) age 68.1 (12.3) years were included. The patients with the Activity board had postoperatively higher levels of mobilisation, compared to standard treatment, as mean value over the first three days, steps, median (min-max) 1057 (3-10433) and 360 (0-6546), respectively (pâ¯=â¯0.001), and for each day separately. Further, the group with the Activity board had a shorter length of stay, 6 (3-13), compared to standard treatment 7 (3-14) (pâ¯=â¯0.027). CONCLUSION: The Activity board is an effective tool to enhance mobilisation after abdominal surgery due to cancer, in hospital settings. Using the Activity board could lead to improved postoperative recovery.