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Physiotherapy Prehabilitation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac or Thoracic Surgery

NCT02939729 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2019-10-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a physiotherapy prehabilitation programme (walking and deep breathing exercises) in cardiac or thoracic patients by measuring changes in lung volumes, functional capacity physiotherapy length of stay postoperatively.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Walking Programme

Walking programme measured by daily step count on pedometer provided to participant. Participants will be advised to increase daily step count from their baseline measure - realistic incremental rise according to individual ability and symptoms. Daily step count will be recorded in a participant study diary.

DEVICE

Incentive Spirometer

An incentive spirometer is a device used to measure lung tidal volumes. Participants will be asked to use the incentive spirometer to measure their tidal volume daily. Participants will record daily tidal volume measurement in the participant diary. A physiotherapist will teach participants how to use the incentive spirometer and provide an instruction sheet.

OTHER

Deep Breathing Exercises

Participants will be taught deep breathing exercises - these are the same deep breathing exercises shown to all patients after cardiac surgery as part of chest physiotherapy treatment. Participants will be asked to carry out deep breathing exercises at home during the prehabilitation phase. An instruction sheet for the deep breathing exercises will be provided to participants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Golden Jubilee National Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Fiona Nolan, Grad Dip · National Waiting Times Centre Board

  • Katie L Lyon, MSc · National Waiting Times Centre Board

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-30
Primary Completion
2019-08-31
Completion
2019-08-31

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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