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

NCT ID: NCT03971396

Last Updated: 2019-07-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

21 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-04-30

Study Completion Date

2019-06-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Chest Physiotherapy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Koşuyolu Kartal Heart Training and Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Halime Sinem Barutçu

Physiotherapist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Halime Sinem Barutçu

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hatun İlkatmış İnce

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Füsun Güzelmeriç

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Locations

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Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Westerdahl E, Olsen 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. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2011.223.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21932695 (View on PubMed)

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. doi: 10.1002/pri.354.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17536644 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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DrLutfiKirdarTRH

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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