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Combine effect of two breathing exercise in Abdominal surgery patients

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
patient undergone upper abdominal surgery with post operative day 1
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/06/014443
Lead Sponsor
NITTE Institute of Physiotherapy
Brief Summary

The present study has been undertaken inorder to evaluate the added effect of diaphragmatic breathing and deep breathing exercise in upper abdominal surgery patients. The patient who under went upper abdominal surgery will be recruited randomly using randomisation method and will be given treatment according to their respective groups. Group A will receive diaphragmatic breathing exercise along with conservative treatment, Group B will receive deep breathing exercise along with conservative treatment and Group C will receive diaphragmatic breathing and deep breathing exercise along with the conservative treatment. The treatment will be given fro 7days from post operative day 1. each day 4-6 cycles of breathing exercise for 8 hours in a day. The outcome measures will be taken on the day 1 of the treatment , day 4 and day 7 by the blinded assessor. Primary outcome measure will be pulmonary function test and secondary will be chest expanion using inch tape method and Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) “6-Clicks†Inpatient Daily Activity and Basic Mobility Short Forms.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
69
Inclusion Criteria

Any upper abdominal surgery Visual analogue pain scale score < 5 No previous history of cardiac and pulmonary complications Non-obese individual (body mass index < 27 kg/m2) Patients willing to participate.

Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with hemodynamic instability Patient who required ICU care for more than 48 hours It excluded patients undergoing lower abdominal surgeries Patients with cognitive impairments and uncooperative patients or patients unable to understand Patients who had undergone laparoscopic obstetrics and gynecological surgery.
  • Patients with postoperative complications requiring mechanical ventilation.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
FEV1 AND FVCPost operative day 1 | Post operative day 4 | Post operative day 7
Pulmonary Function TestPost operative day 1 | Post operative day 4 | Post operative day 7
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Activity Measure for Post-Acute Care (AM-PAC) “6-Clicks†Inpatient DailyActivity and Basic Mobility Short Forms
Chest Expansion Measurement

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

K. S. Hegde Hospital

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Kannada, KARNATAKA, India

K. S. Hegde Hospital
🇮🇳Kannada, KARNATAKA, India
Nirali Mistry
Principal investigator
8861138812
mistrynirali2@gmail.com

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