Comparison of Two Modes of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Cardio-thoracic Surgical Patients

Tampere University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Postoperative; Dysfunction Following Lung Surgery; Postoperative; Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery

Treatments: Device: Post-therapy lung volume measurements; Other: Chest Physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02931617

ETLR13037

Details and patient eligibility

About

Two forms of pre and postoperative physiotherapy are compared in three cohorts of patients undergoing cardio-thoracic surgery: Minor thoracic surgery (biopsy), major thoracic surgery (lobectomy etc, open or VATS) and cardiac surgery

Full description

Inspiratory force calibrated training is applied in a controlled randomized trial

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• cardiothoracic operation,
• informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• reduced co-operation (such as psychiatric diagnosis),
• severe neurologic disease affecting respiratory function,
• alcohol or drug abuse at hospital entry,
• tuberculosis or other contagious lung infection,
• severe respiratory insufficiency SpO2 < 90 or blood pO2 <8 or rep.rate > 25/min at rest or supplementary oxygen required at home,
• cardiac pacemaker.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Physiotherapy w/Positive end expiratory pressure training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Chest Physiotherapy w/Positive end expiratory pressure training; post therapy lung volume measurements

Treatment:

Other: Chest Physiotherapy

Device: Post-therapy lung volume measurements

Physiotherapy w/Inspiratory force training

Experimental group

Description:

Chest Physiotherapy w/Inspiratory force training; post therapy lung volume measurements

Treatment:

Other: Chest Physiotherapy

Device: Post-therapy lung volume measurements