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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