Walk it off: early exercise after bariatric surgery may ease pain
NCT ID NCT06222151
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether starting gentle, supervised movement soon after bariatric surgery and continuing it at home can help manage pain and improve recovery. Researchers will track pain levels, physical function, and quality of life in 112 participants. The goal is to find a simple, non-drug way to help patients feel better faster after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised mobilization (physical activity protocol)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to manage pain and speed up recovery after obesity surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no blinding, so results may not be definitive. The intervention is low-risk but may not significantly improve outcomes over standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 112 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The ability to read and understand the Danish language Exclusion Criteria: * Preoperative dependence of walking aids * Vision impairment * Previous syncopes or epilepsy * Admission to the intensive care unit after surgery * Acute complications during hospital admission * Patients are excluded at baseline if they have an oxygen saturation below 90% or a systolic blood pressure above 180 mmHg
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Esbjerg Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark
RECRUITINGEsbjerg, Region Syddanmark, 6700, Denmark
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