Effectiveness of phase II cardiac rehabilitation on lower limb function in patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Heart disease; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000983505
• Lead Sponsor: Aleksandra Skomudek

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. eligible participants must have coronary heart disease and must have been scheduled to undergo CABG surgery
2. Participants written consent,
3. Age between 50-70 years,
4. Stable condition, without periods of exacerbations occurring during the 4 weeks from the surgery, before the start of the rehabilitation program,
5. Patients will be qualified to Phase II cardiac rehabilitation in accordance with the standards of cardiac rehabilitation which is up to 4 weeks after CABG surgery on the basis of an exercise test using the modified Bruce protocol
6. Not participating in rehabilitation programs within a year of the start of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unstable angina,
2. Kidney failure,
3. Liver failure,
4. Inflammation,
5. Skin conditions in the assessment point,
6. Acute bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis,
7. Asthma,
8. Uncontrolled high blood pressure (hypertension triggers and accelerates the formation of atherosclerotic in the coronary
arteries as well as coronary bypasses,
9. Mental handicap preventing cooperation,
10. Orthopaedic and neurological conditions, which reduce the efficiency of the motor function and the ability of the patient
to cooperate during the scheduled training,
11. Mental disorder preventing cooperation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified