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chest operation and its effects on chest mobility

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: I219- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/01/022925
Lead Sponsor
not applicable
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Closed to Recruitment of Participants
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Patients who are posted for cardiac surgeries via median sternotomy for phase 2

30 asymptomatic, healthy participants between the age group of 18-50 years shall be recruited for phase 1

Exclusion Criteria

-Medically unstable patients

-History of prior sternotomy

-History of recent rib fracture

-Presence of spinal instrumentations

-Scoliosis

-Stroke

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
sit tall testTimepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
evaluation of chest expansionTimepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon;evaluation of forward head postureTimepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon;evaluation of thoracic kyphosisTimepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon;pectoralis minor muscle length (pectoralis minor index)Timepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon
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