Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Shoulder Disability in Open Heart Surgical Patients pre-operatively and at six and twelve weeks post-operatively: a prospective longitudinal observation study.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Open Heart SurgeryCardiovascular - Coronary heart diseaseMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12608000185369
- Lead Sponsor
- Physiotherapy Department The Prince Charles Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Subjects awaiting elective open-heart surgery attending pre-admission clinic following informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusions: if subjects unable to understand written or spoken English, had a history of cerebral vascular accident with resultant upper limb neurological dysfunction, or development of significant complications preventing participation in usual postoperative physiotherapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual Analogue Scale for pain for each of the following nine areas of the body: neck, left shoulder, right shoulder, upper back, front of chest, ribcage, lower back, left elbow/hand and right elbow/hand. These values were then added for each patient to give a total pain score (on a scale of 0?90). A higher score indicated greater pain.[pre-operatively, 6 weeks post-operatively and 12 weeks post-operatively]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Closed Questions included age, sex, hand dominance, pre-existing musculoskeletal pain and conditions[pre-operatively];Shoulder Disability Scale -obtained on a scale of 0?80. A higher score indicated more disability.[pre-operatively, 6 weeks post-operatively and 12 weeks post-operatively];Closed Questions on distance walked and use of anti-inflammatory/pain medication.[pre-operatively, 6 weeks post-operatively and 12 weeks post-operatively];Data collected from the medical record: included patient demographics, a locally devised pre-operative surgical risk score, surgery type and details, complications and length of stay[pre-operatively and immediately post-operatively.]