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Pulmonary Function, Muscle Strength, and Functional Capacity in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

NCT07172529 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-09-15

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Summary

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, peripheral muscle strength, and functional capacity in adult patients undergoing either minimally invasive cardiac surgery (via mini-thoracotomy) or conventional sternotomy for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at Gülhane Training and Research Hospital.The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does minimally invasive cardiac surgery preserve pulmonary function better than conventional sternotomy? Does minimally invasive cardiac surgery result in less respiratory and peripheral muscle weakness compared to conventional sternotomy? Researchers will compare patients undergoing minimally invasive surgery with those undergoing conventional sternotomy to determine differences in pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, peripheral muscle strength, and functional capacity.

Participants will:

Undergo preoperative and postoperative (day 4) assessments including spirometry, inspiratory/expiratory mouth pressure measurements, and peripheral muscle strength testing (handgrip, shoulder flexion/abduction, hip flexion, knee extension).

Perform functional capacity tests (30-second sit-to-stand test, 6-minute walk test).

Complete questionnaires assessing pain (McGill Pain Questionnaire) and fear of movement (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia).

Conditions

  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Muscle Weakness | Patient
  • Pulmonary Function
  • Functional Capacity

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zehra Can Karahan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zehra Can Karahan, PHD · Atılım University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-01
Primary Completion
2025-11-01
Completion
2025-11-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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