Status:
COMPLETED
A Controlled Trial of Effectiveness of a Backward Walking Program in Patients Recovering From Abdominal Aorta Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Medical University of Silesia
Conditions:
Abdominal Surgery
Eligibility:
MALE
65-75 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Summary Question: Does backward walking offer additional therapeutic value in patients after aortic aneurysm surgery? Participants: The study of backward walking as an addictive physiotherapy procedur...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Age 65-75 years
- Male sex
- Stable cardiologic status
- Absence of neurological disorders
- Non-symptomatic aneurysm - non-ruptured
- No pain complaints
- No motion system impairments
Exclusion
- Patients with neurological disorders
- Unstable coronary heart disease symptomatic aortic aneurysm - dissecans aneurysm
- Having difficulty in locomotion
- Having contradiction for starting physical training during the first or second day after surgery
- Patients with psychiatric disease
- Lack of patient's compliance with physiotherapist; AND
- Other medical contraindications
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
47 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00819936
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
January 9 2009
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