Development & Validation of Preoperative Objective Physiological Evaluation

Description

This study will compare the measured oxygen consumption (VO2) obtained during sub-maximal exercise testing with the estimated VO2 derived from a non-exercise questionnaire.

Conditions

Cardiorespiratory Fitness

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Study overview

This study will compare the measured oxygen consumption (VO2) obtained during sub-maximal exercise testing with the estimated VO2 derived from a non-exercise questionnaire.

Development & Validation of Preoperative Objective Physiological Evaluation

Development & Validation of Preoperative Objective Physiological Evaluation

Condition
Cardiorespiratory Fitness
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Durham

Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 and older
  • * Able to speak English
  • * Ambulatory \[assistive devices ok\]
  • * Preoperative Anesthesia and Surgical Screening (PASS) clinic patient with DASI score \<34
  • * Able to provide informed consent
  • * Acute myocardial infarction (3-5 days)
  • * Unstable angina
  • * Severe untreated arterial hypertension at rest (\>200 mm Hg systolic, \>120 mm Hg diastolic)
  • * Resting heart rate \> 120 bpm
  • * Room air desaturation at rest on room air \<85%
  • * Inmate of correctional facility (i.e. prisoner)
  • * Diagnosed history of dementia
  • * Inability to ambulate independently
  • * Considered inappropriate to participate by Principal Investigator

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Duke University,

David MacLeod, FRCA, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Duke University

Study Record Dates

2026-01-01