Chest Physiotherapy on Immediate Postoperative in Patients Submitted to High Abdominal Surgery

• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo (Other)
• Overall Status: Terminated
• CT.gov ID: NCT00596778
• Collaborator: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior. (Other)
• Enrollment: 31
• Arm: 1
• Duration (Months): 10

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Abdominal surgical procedures can increase risks of pulmonary complications.The aim of the study was to evaluate the benefits of an early intervention of chest physiotherapy during immediate post-operative in patients submitted to elective abdominal surgery.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Abdominal Surgery; Spirometry; Chest Physiotherapy	Other: chest physiotherapy	N/A

Detailed Description

Thirty-one adults were randomly assigned to control and chest physiotherapy groups. Spirometry, pulse oximetry and anamneses were performed before (pre-operative) and in the second post-operative day. Chest physiotherapy group received treatment at the post-anesthesia unit care and control group did not. Chest physiotherapy improved oxygen-hemoglobin saturation in elective post-operative abdominal surgeries.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 31 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Chest Physiotherapy on Immediate Postoperative in Patients Submitted to High Abdominal Surgery
• Study Start Date: Feb 1, 2004
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Dec 1, 2004
• Actual Study Completion Date: Dec 1, 2004

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: C, CP Thirty-one adults were randomly assigned to control (C) and chest physiotherapy (CP) groups. Chest physiotherapy group received treatment at the post-anesthesia unit care and control group did not.	Other: chest physiotherapy; The protocol consisted of breathing exercises during 30 minutes and included: passive and localized exercises, deep diaphragmatic breathing and exercises of chest wall expansion.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Effective of chest physiotherapy before and after surgery [3 days (before surgery - second post operative)]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 Years to 72 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pre-operative for elective upper abdominal surgery, such as - hernia repair, gall bladder or large bowel removal, exploratory laparotomy, and submitted to general anesthesia or other interventions in abdominal cavity accomplished by conventional laparotomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with indication of liver transplant or bearers of aneurysm of any arterial segment.

• Patients submitted to video-laparoscopy surgery.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Sao Paulo
• Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00596778
• Other Study ID Numbers: CAPPesq836/03; CAPPesq836/03
• First Posted: Jan 17, 2008
• Last Update Posted: Jan 17, 2008
• Last Verified: Jan 1, 2008

• Keywords provided by , ,: Physical therapy specialty; Postoperative period. Abdominal surgery; Anesthesia recovery period; Spirometry

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jan 17, 2008