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Study aim
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Effect of early mobilization protocol on patients’ pain severity after
laparoscopic surgery
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Design
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A randomized clinical trial with intervention and control groups. According to the same study, considering the difference in mean of pain (d = 0.75) and standard deviation of pain in control group (1.63) and with 95% confidence level and power of 80% the size was 37 in each group using formula. Considering 10% attrition, 40 patients will be assigned in each group. Patients will be assigned to two groups using randomized block design (block size of 4).
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Settings and conduct
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Study will be conducted on the candidates of laparoscopic surgery in Shahid Beheshti hospital of Kashan. Patient and his companion will be trained on mobilization (practical with photos and videos) preoperative. 3 hours after returning to the ward,with complete alertness, the instructions will repeated. The vital signs and pain will be measured. With normal vital signs, pain score below 5, no nausea,vomiting and dizziness and no medical prohibition, intervention will be started. In the control group, the mobilization will be started the day after surgery based on the routine.It is not possible to blind in this study.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion: no Alzheimer's, dementia, orthopedic problems and amputation.laparoscopic surgery, normal blood pressure and heart rate, no bleeding from surgery site, Willingness,physician's order for mobilization.
Exclusion: refuse to continue, occurrence of surgical complications(bleeding, impaired consciousness, impaired hemodynamic ), physician's recommendation not to mobilize.
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Intervention groups
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Three hours after returning to the ward, with complete alertness, two times mobilization intervention will be conducted on patient. The mobilization will be started in control group the day after surgery based on the routine.
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Main outcome variables
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Post-surgical pain