Pre- and Postoperative Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Reduces Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Trial

Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina0 sites56 target enrollmentMay 1, 2008

ConditionsCoronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Sponsor: Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
Enrollment: 56
Primary Endpoint: length of stay in the ICU (in minutes); days on the ward after ICU until hospital discharge; pneumonia with the need for antibiotic treatment; and atrial fibrillation or flutter detected on daily-performed electrocardiograms
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 18 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Pre- and postoperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitation reduces complications after coronary artery bypass surgery. This study was conducted as a randomized trial to verify this hypothesis in our institution. ICSC

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 1, 2008

End Date

June 2005

Last Updated

18 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•All CAB patients

Exclusion Criteria

•SCA in the previous 24h and incapacity of doing light exercise. Valvular patients

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

length of stay in the ICU (in minutes); days on the ward after ICU until hospital discharge; pneumonia with the need for antibiotic treatment; and atrial fibrillation or flutter detected on daily-performed electrocardiograms

Secondary Outcomes

time until oro-tracheal tube (OTT) removal, occurrence of pleural effusion, atelectasis, change in peak-flow (baseline vs. 2 hours after extubation vs. discharge), and changes in the 6-minute-walking distance between enrollment and hospital discharge.