Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Open Heart Surgery Patients With Forward Head Posture With and Without Perioperative Therapeutic Exercise
Lead Sponsor:
Health Education Research Foundation (HERF)
Conditions:
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Eligibility:
MALE
30-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Comparison of open heart surgery patients with forward head posture with and without perioperative therapeutic exercise on craniovertebral angle, pulmonary function, balance and quality of life
Detailed Description
Open heart surgery is at high risk of postoperative complications including pulmonary disorders, balance dysfunction and affects quality of life. These complications contribute to morbidity and mortal...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Craniovertebral angle \< 50 degrees (included in Group A \& B), Craniovertebral angle ≥ 50 degree (included in Group C)
- First elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery, valve replacement, or both through a median sternotomy
- Extubated within 6 hours after surgery
Exclusion
- Subjects with a history of surgery or any diagnosed pathology or clinical deformity or any musculoskeletal injury within the last six months to the spine or thorax or shoulder or lower extremity
- Any comorbid lung disease
- Patients having angina pectoris while doing therapeutic exercises
- Neurological dis¬orders, neuromuscular disorders, psychiatric, dizziness and blurred vision
- Inability to stand or walk independently
- Leg length discrepancy
- Have been reoperated on/ History of previous cardiac surgery
- Postoperative cardiac dysfunction, hemodynamically unstable, ventilator dependent
- Emergency cardiac surgery
- A length of stay in the intensive care unit for 5 days or more due to medical reasons after cardiac surgery
- Postoperative wound infections or sternal instability as diagnosed by medical staff
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 17 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
48 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05967780
Start Date
August 17 2023
End Date
December 31 2023
Last Update
February 28 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology
Rawalpindi, Pakistan