The Cardio Thoracic Harness
Completed
- Conditions
- pain after heart surgery1001336910007593
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29837
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
- The need for open heart surgery
- The patient is between 65 and 79 years old
Exclusion Criteria
- Insufficient knowledge about the Dutch language
- Cognitive deficit
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary study parameter is pain. Pain can be seen as the central factor.<br /><br>From the literature can be concluded that when a patient experiences a lot of<br /><br>pain a patient will be possibly mobilised not so fast and less frequent. Pain<br /><br>can also lead to fear related to pain. If a patient experience a lot of pain to<br /><br>the chest by activity he or she will possibly develope some fear for pain to<br /><br>activity. Pain can lead to a diminished lung function. When a patient<br /><br>experience a lot of pain to the chest by breathing deeply, he or she will<br /><br>breath less deeply. This results in a diminished lung function. The pain<br /><br>intensity will be measured with the National Rating Scale.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The secundary study parameters are:<br /><br>- lung function: With the help of spirometry the patients lung volume and lung<br /><br>capacity can be measured. The lung function will be measured during three days<br /><br>ones a day.<br /><br>- Mobility and independence: With the use of the Barthel Index score the extent<br /><br>of (in) dependence can be measured. The Barthel Index will be scored during<br /><br>three days ones a day.<br /><br>- Fear related to pain: The Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia will be used to<br /><br>measure fear related to pain. The score on this questioning can give<br /><br>information about the extent of possible fear related to pain during the days<br /><br>after the surgery. The questioning contains 17 questions. </p><br>