How effective is an early supervised incremental resistance exercise program for the arm following heart surgery

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• Conditions: Cardiac Surgery via Median Sternotomy; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17842822
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37451709/ (added 17/07/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-03-11
• Last Update Posted: 19 February 2024
• Study Completion: 2027-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

1. Anticipated elective cardiac surgical procedure, involving a median sternotomy at Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz
2. Able to provide informed consent
3. Aged =18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Current participant exclusion criteria as of 21/07/2020:
1. Insufficient Malay/English comprehension to provide informed consent, complete simple, written questionnaires and/or understand simple, verbal instructions.
2. High risk patients with admission in ICU with Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) or without IABP (as determined by their respective cardiothoracic surgeons/team pre-operatively)
3. Physical impairment that prevents participation in the upper/lower limb and trunk tasks tested in the functional task components. This includes patients who have been diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis, significant rotator cuff injury or who are bed/wheelchair-bound

Previous participant exclusion criteria:
1. Insufficient Malay/English comprehension to provide informed consent, complete simple, written questionnaires and/or understand simple, verbal instructions.
2. Deterioration in patient’s condition as determined by their respective cardiothoracic surgeons/teams pre-operatively
3. Unstable coronary or other medical condition
4. Physical impairment that prevents participation in the upper/lower limb and trunk tasks tested in the functional task components. This includes patients who have been diagnosed with severe osteoarthritis, significant rotator cuff injury or who are bed/wheelchair-bound

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified