Pre-operative and Post-operative Physiotherapy in Children With Abdominal Surgery

NCT03543904 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2020-04-28

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Summary

The study will be conducted in a pediatric surgery ward, department of pediatrics. Children between the ages of 5 to 17 years who underwent for abdominal surgery will be recruited by simple random sampling. Parents of all the potential participants will receive a written explanation of the trial and given written informed consent forms to be signed prior to their child being involved in the trial. Pre- op physiotherapy education is given to one experimental group and after surgery post operative treatment is given to both the experimental groups. spirometery, 6 minute walk test, 10 meter walk test, Timed up and go test and Nine star stair climbing test will be used for data collection.

Conditions

  • Abdominal Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Pre-operative physiotherapy education

Pre-operative education regarding post-operative physiotherapy intervention in children with abdominal surgery which includes, 1. Deep breathing exercises 2. Pursed lip breathing exercises 3. Diaphragmatic breathing exercises 4. Leg ROM (active hip and knee flexion, extension and abduction exercises) 5. Ankle toe movements exercises

PROCEDURE

Post-operative physiotherapy intervention

Post-operative physiotherapy intervention which includes, 1. Deep breathing exercises 2. Pursed lip breathing exercises 3. Diaphragmatic breathing exercises 4. Leg ROM (active hip and knee flexion, extension and abduction exercises) 5. Ankle toe movements exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Asir John Samuel

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Neha Sharma, BPT, MPT · Maharishi Markandeshwar institute of physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, MM(DU)

  • Satya Sree, MS, MCh · HOD, Department of Pediatric surgery, MMIMSR, MM(DU), Mullana, Haryana

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-01
Primary Completion
2019-03-04
Completion
2019-03-16

Countries

  • India

Study Locations

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