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The Effect of a Physiotherapy Prehabilitation Programme on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Cardiac or Thoracic Surgery
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Walking Programme, Incentive Spirometer, and 1 other intervention for Coronary Artery Disease and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 40 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a physiotherapy prehabilitation programme (walking and deep breathing exercises) in cardiac or thoracic patients by measuring changes in lung volumes, functional capacity physiotherapy length of stay postoperatively.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Walking programme measured by daily step count on pedometer provided to participant. Participants will be advised to increase daily step count from their baseline measure - realistic incremental rise according to individual ability and symptoms. Daily step count will be recorded in a participant study diary.
An incentive spirometer is a device used to measure lung tidal volumes. Participants will be asked to use the incentive spirometer to measure their tidal volume daily. Participants will record daily tidal volume measurement in the participant diary. A physiotherapist will teach participants how to use the incentive spirometer and provide an instruction sheet.
Participants will be taught deep breathing exercises - these are the same deep breathing exercises shown to all patients after cardiac surgery as part of chest physiotherapy treatment. Participants will be asked to carry out deep breathing exercises at home during the prehabilitation phase. An instruction sheet for the deep breathing exercises will be provided to participants.