Expiratory Muscle Training Versus Incentive Spirometry After Colorectal Surgery

Pamukkale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Colorectal Cancer

Treatments: Device: Insentive spirometry; Other: expiratory muscle training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05290480

ekizmaz

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of expiratory muscle training (EMT) and incentive spirometry (IS) in addition to conventional pulmonary rehabilitation after colorectal surgery. Twenty-four individuals (13 male) undergoing colorectal surgery were included. They were randomly divided into two groups. In addition to conventional chest physiotherapy, group 1 was performed EMT (n=12), group 2 was performed deep breathing exercises with incentive spirometry (IS) in postoperative period. Respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity, levels of movement and independence, and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) were evaluated. Length of stay in hospital (LOS) was recorded.

Full description

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of expiratory muscle training (EMT) and incentive spirometry (IS) in addition to conventional pulmonary rehabilitation after colorectal surgery. Twenty-four individuals (13 male) undergoing colorectal surgery were included. They were randomly divided into two groups. In addition to conventional chest physiotherapy, group 1 was performed EMT (n=12), group 2 was performed deep breathing exercises with incentive spirometry (IS) in postoperative period. Respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity, levels of movement and independence, and postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) were evaluated. Length of stay in hospital (LOS) was recorded

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• hemodynamically stable
• able to walk independently
• able to walk independently

Exclusion criteria

• any contraindication for chest physiotherapy (unstable cardiovascular disease, severe pulmonary hypertension, corrected severe hypoxemia, exercise desaturation, rib fractures, subcutaneous emphysema, advanced osteoporosis, thrombocytopenia, effort dyspnea and vertigo)
• any metastases
• severe chronic cardiovascular disease
• candidates for organ transplantation
• abdominal hernia repair
• history of surgery more than one year
• orthopaedic or neurological disease that would prevent independent walking

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Expiratory muscle training

Experimental group

Description:

participant performed expiratory muscle training with threshold device

Treatment:

Other: expiratory muscle training

Insentive spirometry

Experimental group

Description:

participant performed deep breathing exercise with insentive spirometry device

Treatment:

Device: Insentive spirometry