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Source
Brief title
Health condition
hysterectomy, laparoscopic adnexal surgery, ovariectomy, convalescense, recommendations, return to work
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Sick leave duration until full return to work.
Secondary outcome
1. Quality of life (generic and recovery specific);
2. Patient satisfaction;
3. Intensity of pain;
4. Time to resumption of various activities;
5. Recurrence of absence.
Background summary
Patients will be guided and empowered by using a weblog with multidisciplinary recommendations for resumption of (work) activities after gynaecological surgery.
Study objective
New perioperative care program will improve return to (work)activities, quality of life and quality of recovery in patients undergoing gynaecological surgical procedures, compared to usual given care.
Study design
Baseline, 2, 6, 12 and 26 weeks after operation.
Intervention
Interactive website.
Control group: Usual care, i.e. no standardised, preoperative or postoperative information on return to work will be given to the patients. They will have the possibility to use the weblog, but it doesn't contain any new information besides a patient information leaflet.
Intervention group: Patients will be given access to their own personal webbased file to see their tailor-made pre- and postoperative information on convalescence (eg. lifting, resumption of daily activities and return to work). If the patients give their consent, the information may be used to inform the general practitioner, occupational physician and employer. Patients will fill in an ICT log, which allows detection of physical-, mental- or work-related recovery problems. If necessary, the patient will be given advice concerning additional care (e.g. clinical occupational physician trained as care manager, ergonomic intervention). Furthermore, patients have the opportunity to place questions related to their operation on their weblog, which will be answered. Additional information concerning the operation and convalescence, as well as a forum, will be available on the weblog.
A. Vonk Noordegraaf
Amsterdam 1081 BT
The Netherlands
+31 (0)20 4446065
t.vonknoordegraaf@vumc.nl
A. Vonk Noordegraaf
Amsterdam 1081 BT
The Netherlands
+31 (0)20 4446065
t.vonknoordegraaf@vumc.nl
Inclusion criteria
Employed women (>8hrs/wk), aged between 18-65 years, scheduled in one of the participating hospitals for a hysterectomy or laparoscopic adnexal surgery due to benign disorders.
Exclusion criteria
1. Malignancy;
2. (Ectopic) pregnancy;
3. Deep infiltrating endometriosis;
4. Concomitant surgical procedures or major health problems affecting recovery or daily activities;
5. Sick listed for more than 4 weeks (or more than 2 months when the operation is the reason of the absence of work);
6. Dealing with a lawsuit against their employer;
7. Not able to understand or complete the questionnaires;
8. No access to the internet.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL1970 |
| NTR-old | NTR2087 |
| Other | WC 2008/102 : 2009/218 |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN wordt niet meer aangevraagd. |