PhysiotheRapy following OPen HEart SurgerY (PROPHESY)

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases; Cardiac surgery via sternotomy; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000414516
• Lead Sponsor: Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 8 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients undergoing open heart surgery via sternotomy where informed consent can be provided by the participant or an appropriate decision maker

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients mechanically ventilated for >20 hours post-operatively
- Patients with neurological impairments affecting the ability to mobilise (e.g. ABI, seizures)
- Patients with documented mobility restrictions
- Patients not able to ambulate independently (with or without a gait aid) prior to admission
- Patients who are unable to understand basic English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recruitment[Percentage of eligible patients recruited (patients recruited vs eligible patients undergoing surgery as identified from hospital theatre lists) At completion of study];Amount of activity data obtained[Average percentage of ActiGraph wear time for recruited patients At completion of study];Feasibility of data collection[The amount of recruited patients that have a complete data set (i.e. all outcome measures listed in the collated excel spreadsheet). This will be calculated at the end of the data collection (number of patients with all data / number of recruited patients x100) At end of study]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ength of Stay[Electronic medical records ICU discharge];Cardiovascular endurance[2-minute walk test On discharge from Physiotherapy and on day of hospital discharge];Physical function[5x sit to stand test (STS) On discharge from Physiotherapy and on day of hospital discharge];Physiotherapy service provision (number of physiotherapy interventions completed)[Electronic medical records Hospital discharge];Patient activity levels[Collated ActiGraph data (composite of steps, total activity counts, %sedentary vs active achieved) Day 7 or hospital discharge (which ever occurs first)];Length of stay[Electronic medical records Hospital discharge]