Accelerometer Measured Early Recovery After Prolapse Surgery
NICHD Pelvic Floor Disorders Network
288 participants
Oct 2, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The AccelERate study will evaluate the physical recovery of patients who have undergone Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) surgery. This will be evaluated via a self-reported recovery questionnaire completed daily. Participants will wear an accelerometer device on their non-dominant wrist and be given either routine or exercise-focused postoperative instructions. The primary outcome will be a comparison of the number of days needed to reach self-reported "mostly recovered" status between randomly assigned instruction groups.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria8
- Subject has provided written informed consent
- Ambulatory women undergoing laparoscopic, robotic, or vaginal reconstructive or obliterative surgery for apical prolapse
- POP-Q >= Stage III
- Willing to participate in a postoperative exercise regimen
- Able to read and consent in English or Spanish
- Willing and able to wear an accelerometer prior to and after surgery (including agreeing to the terms of service), use an electronic data capture software, and record daily events
- Willing and able to install and use study-related smartphone app(s)
- Anticipated hospital discharge <= postoperative day 1
Exclusion Criteria4
- Inability or unwillingness to adhere to the exercise intervention
- Contraindication to medium-intensity exercise
- Comorbidities preventing physical activity
- Planned abdominal approach with laparotomy
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Interventions
The intervention arm will be instructed to perform 30 minutes of medium intensity exercise (vigorous enough to cause shortness of breath, but light enough to be able to maintain a conversation) starting on postoperative day 3 and continuing at least 5 times weekly for 6 weeks. Participants in the intervention group will be allowed to select their preferred physical activity, and the activity will be performed without supervision. Participants in the control group will be given typical postoperative instructions with gradual resumption of activity.
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NCT07218016