Clinical trial NCT04741035: Modified Sternal Precautions Versus Conventional Sternal Precautions in Physical Function After Sternotomy
Official title: Effectiveness of Modified Sternal Precautions Versus Conventional Sternal Precautions in Improving Physical Function After Sternotomy
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cardiovascular Diseases
Keywords: Sternal precautions
Sternal restrictions
CABG
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-02-05
Enrollment: 40
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This research study Effectiveness of modified sternal precautions versus conventional sternal precautions in improving physical function after sternotomy .After recruitment of the subjects, the intervention group will receive modified sternal precaution while the control group will receive conventional sternal precautions and they will be assess for their physical activity, kinesiophobia, quality of life and post sternotomy pain.

Detailed description: This study will address the scarcity of research and the variations in recommendations regarding sternal precautions and restrictions of upper limb movement in cardiac patients and will help to evaluate the effect of modified sternal precautions on patients' pain and functional activity. As physical therapists are the ones who have maximum exposure to practice and teaching of sternal precautions, therefore this study will help to formulate the guidelines regarding the use of upper limb during cardiac rehabilitation exercises and making standards for sternal precautions and its management following cardiac surgery.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Open heart surgery patients (CABG and Valve surgeries)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unstable vitals
* Patient needing maximum assistance
* Decline consent

Primary outcomes:
measure: Short physical performance battery
timeFrame: 4 Week
measure: Functional difficulties questionnaire
timeFrame: 4 week
measure: Tampa scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-II)
timeFrame: 4 week
measure: Mcgill pain questionnaire - short form version 2 (SF-MPQ-2)
timeFrame: 4 Week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Health survey (SF-36)
timeFrame: 4 week
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Peshawar
country: Pakistan
facility: Rehman medical institute
state: KPK
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Sumaiyah Obaid, MS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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