{"type":"trials","record":{"id":47027,"source_id":"clinicaltrials-gov","external_id":"NCT03175783","title":"Use of Wearable Activity Tracker in Elderly Undergoing Abdominal Surgery","brief_summary":"Early mobilization is an important element in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS). It reduces risk of conditions which are related to prolonged bed rest such as deep vein thrombosis, lung atelectasis, pneumonia, and sacral sore. (Appelboom, Taylor et al. 2015) It is also associated with shortened length of hospital stay, improved survival, and reduction in health care cost. However, \"early mobilization\" was not defined consistently in previous study. Some authors recommend patients to get out of bed and ambulate on the day of operation while others define as getting out of bed more than 2 hours on day of operation and up to 8 hours on second post-operative day. (Wolk, Meissner et al. 2017) The inconsistency in definition is partly due to the inability to quantify patients' mobility which is usually self-reported by patients and is subjective.(Eva van der Meij 2017) This is especially true for elderly patient in whom preoperative mobility varies significantly between individuals. For this reason, the approach of early mobilization in elderly should be goal directed and individualized according to their preoperative mobility and functional status. The aim of current study is to monitor and motivate elderly patients undergoing abdominal surgery to increase postoperative mobilization by using Fitbit Zip activity tracker.","overall_status":"Unknown","phases":[],"study_type":"INTERVENTIONAL","sponsor":"University of Malaya","enrollment":60,"countries":["Malaysia"],"start_date":"2017-07-01","completion_date":"2018-06-01","last_update_date":"2017-08-01","source_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03175783","editorial_summary":"A registered study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Unknown. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.","first_seen_at":"2026-09-25T01:30:23.925947+00:00","last_seen_at":"2026-09-25T03:15:46.32+00:00","metadata":{"acronym":null,"organization":"University of Malaya","source_has_results":false},"controlled_terms":["Fitness Trackers","Early Ambulation","Surgery","Health Services for the Aged","Fitbit Zip Activity Tracker"],"relevance_confidence":80,"source_quality_score":100,"freshness_score":50,"publication_state":"published","match_explanation":"Title contains controlled term: wearable.","quality_checked_at":"2026-09-25T03:15:49.327669+00:00","duplicate_cluster_key":"id:nct03175783","duplicate_of_id":null,"evidence_snapshot":{"status":"structured","version":1,"duration":"2017-07-01 to 2018-06-01","comparator":null,"confidence":"structured-source","population":null,"provenance":{"duration":"start_date and completion_date","comparator":"registry arm fields","population":"registry eligibility fields","intervention":"registry intervention fields","participants":"enrollment","study_design":"study_type and registry design fields","evidence_stage":"phases","reported_outcome":"not available","outcomes_measured":"registry outcome-measure fields"},"generated_at":"2026-09-25T03:38:00.457301+00:00","intervention":[],"participants":60,"study_design":"INTERVENTIONAL","subject_scope":"Human clinical study registration","evidence_stage":"Phase not reported","safety_context":"Eligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians.","source_support":"Structured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.","main_limitation":"This is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.","reported_outcome":null,"outcomes_measured":[],"regulatory_context":"Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available."},"clinical_trial_topics":[{"topic_slug":"digital-biomarkers","is_published":true,"match_reasons":["Title contains controlled term: wearable.","Title supplies longevity context: elderly.","Study type is explicitly identified as INTERVENTIONAL."],"matched_fields":["title","title context","study type"],"relevance_score":80,"intelligence_topics":{"name":"Digital biomarkers","slug":"digital-biomarkers"}}],"content_sources":{"name":"ClinicalTrials.gov","homepage_url":"https://clinicaltrials.gov/"}},"canonical_url":"https://www.immortal.life/trials/47027","automation_disclosure":"Generated automatically from cited source metadata. No scientist, clinician, researcher, editor, or human reviewer evaluates this publication before release."}