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Table 1 World Health Organisation (WHO) Trial Registration Data Set for LIPPSMAck POP trial

From: The LIPPSMAck POP (Lung Infection Prevention Post Surgery - Major Abdominal - with Pre-Operative Physiotherapy) trial: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial

Data category

Information

Primary registry and trial identifying number

Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry number: ACTRN12613000664741

Date of registration in primary registry

19/6/2013

Secondary identifying numbers

n/a

Trial protocol version

This is Version 4 of the protocol and was enacted on June 2013

Source(s) of monetary or material support

Clifford Craig Medical Research Trust ($60,000 AUD)

University of Tasmania, virtual Tasmanian Academic Health Precinct ($50,000 AUD)

Waitemata District Health Board and Three Harbours Health Foundation ($20,000 NZD)

Tasmanian Health Service - Northern Region ($120,000 AUD)

Primary sponsor

Tasmanian Health Service - Northern Region

Secondary sponsor

Waitemata District Health Board

Contact for public queries

IB, ianthe.boden@ths.tas.gov.au

Contact for scientific queries

IB, ianthe.boden@ths.tas.gov.au

Public title

Pre-operative physiotherapy education for the prevention of chest infections following major abdominal surgery

Scientific title

LIPPSMAck POP trial – Pre-operative physiotherapy education for the prevention of post-operative pulmonary complications following major upper abdominal surgery: a bi-national, multi-centre, randomised, double-blinded placebo controlled trial.

Countries of recruitment

Australia, New Zealand

Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied

Pulmonary complications following major upper abdominal surgery

Intervention(s)

Active comparator: Pre-operative physiotherapy education and training

Placebo comparator: Education booklet

Key inclusion and exclusion criteria

Ages eligible for study: ≥ 18 years

Sexes eligible for study: both

Accepts health volunteers: No

Inclusion criteria: All adults awaiting elective upper abdominal surgery involving an open incision above the umbilicus.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any pre-existing condition that would limit ability to participate in the standardised post-operative mobilisation protocol. Defined as any person unable to stand upright and walk for a maximum of 1 min without a seated rest. 2. Unable to understand verbal instructions in English. 3. Unable to attend a pre-admission assessment and education session with a physiotherapist. 4. Open abdominal hernia repairs.

Study type

Type: Investigator initiated, interventional, non-pharmacological, pragmatic, study

Allocation: Concealed randomisation

Intervention model: parallel assignment

Masking: patient and assessor blinded

Primary purpose: Prevention

Phase: Phase III

Date of first enrolment

24/6/2013

Target sample size

441

Recruitment status

Recruiting

Primary outcome(s)

Post-operative pulmonary complications during the first 14 days of the hospital stay

Key secondary outcomes

Pneumonia, length of hospital stay, hospital costs, day of ambulation >10mins, length of ICU stay, ICU readmission, post-operative adverse events, day to discharge from post-operative physiotherapy services, patient-reported complications, health-related quality of life, and physical capacity at 6 weeks following discharge from hospital.