Chest Physiotherapy After Bariatric Aurgery - A Comparison Between Incentive Spirometry and Expiratory Positive Airway Pressure (Epap)

Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obesity

Treatments: Device: Kit Epap®:; Device: Incentive Spirometry - RESPIRON

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00678678

01/07

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: To compare the effects of the EPAP and the incentive spirometry flow-oriented in the pulmonary function after bariatric surgery.

Method: Twenty-eight women, non-smokers, with no lung disease and BMI of 35-49,99 kg/m2, undergoing bariatric surgery by laparoscopy, were studied. Before surgery the patients were divided in two groups: Spirometer Group (SG) (n=13) and EPAP Group (EG) (n=15). Pulmonary function was evaluated by spirometry, thoracoabdominal (cirtometry) and diaphragmatic motion, on the preoperative and on the second postoperative day. Physiotherapy started on the day of surgery, each modality (incentive spirometry or EPAP) performed lasting 15 minutes. The deambulation and active exercises of upper and lower limbs were standardized for groups.

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Obese with body mass index between: 35 e 50 kg/m2
• Non-smokers
• No lung disease

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to perform the evaluation tests
• Not signed the consentment term

Trial design

0 participants in 2 patient groups

I - Spirometer

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Incentive Spirometry - RESPIRON

II - Kit Epap®

Active Comparator group

Description:

Device with Spring load by mask,produced by Brazil (critical med)

Treatment:

Device: Kit Epap®: