Status unknownNCT04420117Updated Jun 9, 2020

Perioperative Assessment of Physical Capacity in Elderly Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

An observational study in Colorectal Disorders, sponsored by Hospital Universitario La Fe. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-06-09.

Sponsored by Hospital Universitario La Fe · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jun 2020), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.

Study type: Observational
Model: Cohort
Time perspective: Prospective
Enrollment: 39
Ages: 65 Years and older
Sex: All

Study summary

Evaluation of preoperative physical capacity and its evolution in the postoperative period in older patients after undergoing laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer, with the test:

Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

After the inclusion of the first 10 patients, a preliminary feasibility study will be carried out and thus we have coverage of this pilot study.

Conditions studied

Colorectal Disorders

In context

Lead sponsor

Hospital Universitario La Fe is the lead sponsor of 37 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: 65 Years and older
Sexes eligible: All
Accepts healthy volunteers: No
Sampling method: Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Inclusion criteria

Patients age ≥65 years.
ASA I-III
Patients with absence of cognitive deficit.
Informed consent signed prior to surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Refusal of the patient to participate in the study.
Patients with disabilities to give their consent.
ASA IV-V.
Pregnancy or lactation.
Health status that prevent physical exercise, such as unstable heart disease, severe systematic disease, or serious orthopedic conditions

Study design

Observational model: Cohort
Time perspective: Prospective
Enrollment: 39 participants (estimated)
Patient registry: No

Interventions

OtherPerioperative assessment of physical capacity
Evaluation of physical capacity with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) questionaire

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Evaluation of the physical capacity
Evaluation of the physical capacity only with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) questionnaire
Time frame: 21 days before surgery
Evaluation of the physical capacity
Evaluation of the physical capacity only with the Short Physical Performance
Time frame: 21 days after surgery

Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 9, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT04420117
Lead sponsor: Hospital Universitario La Fe
Responsible party: Oscar Diaz-Cambronero (Principal investigator, Hospital Universitario La Fe) — Principal investigator
First posted: Jun 9, 2020
Start date: Jun 1, 2020 (estimated)
Primary completion: Jun 1, 2020 (estimated)
Completion: Jun 1, 2020 (estimated)
Last update: Jun 9, 2020

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: No
FDA-regulated drug: No
FDA-regulated device: No

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