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Brief Title: Rehabilitation Following Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery
Official Title: Changes in Fatigue and Physical Function Following Laparoscopic Colonic Surgery
Study ID: NCT00938210
Brief Summary: The standard procedure for treating colonic cancer is changing from open surgery to laparoscopic surgery. Following open colonic surgery patients are fatigued and loss body mass and have a reduction in physical function, but the investigators do not know if this is also the case following laparoscopic surgery. This study examines how fatigue, quality of life, physical function, and body composition changes following laparoscopic colonic surgery. Patients are examined preoperatively and postoperative day 10 and 30.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age:
Eligible Ages: CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Department of Surgery, Herning Hospital, Herning, , Denmark
Department of Surgery, Randers, , Denmark
Name: Martin B Jensen, MD, Ph.d.
Affiliation: Research Unit for General Practice in the North Denmark Region, Institute of Public Health, Aarhus University
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Søren Laurberg, Professor
Affiliation: Department of Surgery P, Aarhus University Hosptial
Role: STUDY_CHAIR