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Use of Disposable Spirometer for Recovery of Pulmonary Function

NCT01789177 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2017-12-12

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Summary

We hypothesize that the addition of modified incentive spirometry to standard postoperative chest physiotherapy will be associated with faster return to baseline/predicted pulmonary function and fewer postoperative pulmonary complications in patients following laparotomy.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Complications

Interventions

DEVICE

Incentive Spirometry

Patients will be provided with plastic, disposable incentive spirometers postoperatively

OTHER

Postoperative chest physiotherapy

Patients will be given routine postoperative chest physiotherapy instruction by nursing staff

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anthony G Charles, MD · UNC Department of Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-11-30
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Malawi

Study Locations

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