Pre-operative Physiotherapy to Prevent Post-operative Complications

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Abdominal Surgery
• Interventions: Other: Pre Operative

• Registration Number: NCT01389648
• Lead Sponsor: Rambam Health Care Campus

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the roll of pre-operative chest physiotherapy, in addition to the usual care given after major abdominal surgery, in the prevention of post-operative respiratory complications.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-07
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-08
• Study Start: 2011-11
• Primary Completion: 2012-07
• Study Completion: 2012-07
• Status Verified: 2013-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-09-15
• Last Update Posted: 2013-09-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 157

Inclusion Criteria

• Major abdominal surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• Respiratory Disease
• Pregnancy
• Mental Disease
• Dementia
• Alzheimer's Disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pre Operative	Pre Operative	Pre operative chest physiotherapy treatment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
respiratory complications	6 months	pneumonia, atelectasis

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rambam Health Care Campus; 🇮🇱 Haifa, Israel