The Chest Physiotherapy and Breathing Exercises Management of Patients Following Open Heart Surgery: a National Survey of Practice in Turkey.

Chest Physiotherapy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Chest Physiotherapy and Breathing Exercises Management of Patients Following Open Heart Surgery: a National Survey of Practice in Turkey.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03971396
• Other study ID #: DrLutfiKirdarTRH
• Status: Completed
• Start date: April 30, 2019
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: July 2019
• Source: Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Chest physiotherapy and breathing exercises are an important non-pharmacological treatment modality in order to prevent and minimize postoperative respiratory complications in patients undergoing open heart surgery. Different respiratory techniques are used after cardiac surgery, but there is no opinion about which technique or exercise is effective. The purpose of this study, practical application of chest physiotherapy to patients who have had open heart surgery in Turkey and to identify methods of breathing exercises.

Description:

In this study, cardiovascular surgery in Turkey to employees or physiotherapist who worked in intensive care units was planned as e-mail or by reaching to answer the survey questions via telephone.

The universe of study in Turkey cardiovascular surgery physiotherapists are all actively working or have worked in intensive care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 21
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: May 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 25 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To worked or still working in cardiovascular surgery intensive care units

• To answer the survey questions

Exclusion Criteria:

• To Working or worked in cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit and but not answering questionnaire questions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Chest Physiotherapy
• Respiratory Aspiration

Intervention

Other:
• Physiotherapists working in intensive care
Physiotherapists working in intensive care will be reached by mail or telephone. Physiotherapists will be asked to complete the prepared questionnaire.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital	Kosuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (2)

Reeve J, Denehy L, Stiller K. The physiotherapy management of patients undergoing thoracic surgery: a survey of current practice in Australia and New Zealand. Physiother Res Int. 2007 Jun;12(2):59-71. — View Citation

Westerdahl E, Olsén MF. Chest physiotherapy and breathing exercises for cardiac surgery patients in Sweden--a national survey of practice. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2011 Jun;75(2):112-9. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Delivery of surveys	Questionnaire questions will be sent to physiotherapists via mail or telephone	1 month
Primary	Evaluation of survey results	Statistical evaluation and interpretation of survey results	4 months

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