An interventional study of Chest Physiotherapy and Post-therapy lung volume measurements in Postoperative; Dysfunction Following Cardiac Surgery and Postoperative; Dysfunction Following Lung Surgery, sponsored by Tampere University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Finland. Open to participants aged 16 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-10-13.
Sponsored by Tampere University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Two forms of pre and postoperative physiotherapy are compared in three cohorts of patients undergoing cardio-thoracic surgery: Minor thoracic surgery (biopsy), major thoracic surgery (lobectomy etc, open or VATS) and cardiac surgery
Inspiratory force calibrated training is applied in a controlled randomized trial
Tampere University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 209 studies on the registry; 56 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Chest Physiotherapy w/Positive end expiratory pressure training; post therapy lung volume measurements
Other: Chest Physiotherapy · Device: Post-therapy lung volume measurements
Chest Physiotherapy w/Inspiratory force training; post therapy lung volume measurements
Other: Chest Physiotherapy · Device: Post-therapy lung volume measurements
In both intervention groups.
Change in FEV1
Serial measurements
Time frame: Preop + 1-3 postoperative days
Number of patients with atelectasis
In chest x-ray
Time frame: Preop + 1-3 postoperative days
Change in peripheral oxygen saturation
Serial measurements
Time frame: Preop + 1-3 postoperative days
Postoperative lung complications
Number of patients with lung infections, prolonged air leak, pneumothorax
Time frame: Preop + 1-30 postoperative days
Compliance to Chest physiotherapy
Serial evaluations and measurements
Time frame: Preop + 1-3 postoperative days
Plan to share: Undecided
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