Upper Extremity Exercises With and Without Deep Breathing After Cardiac Surgery
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Cardiac Surgery
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Other
- Participants needed
- 90 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University · Other
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About This Trial
This randomized 2×2 crossover trial aims to evaluate the effects of upper extremity range of motion exercises performed with and without deep breathing on respiratory parameters in patients after open cardiac surgery. The study will include adult patients who underwent elective open cardiac surgery and are receiving postoperative care in the cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit. Each partici…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* underwent elective open-heart surgery,
* stayed in the cardiovascular ICU for at least 2 nights post-operatively,
* had FiO2 below 40% (Spo2 will be kept above 92),
* were conscious,
* could speak Turkish,
* were willing to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
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