None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Aim: To assess the comparative effects of moderate-intensity walking and stationary cycling exercise programs on early post-operative recovery following coronary artery bypass graft surgery
Interventions
Twice daily, moderate-intensity, physiotherapy-supervised stationary cycling. Sessions are undertaken morning and afternoon on subjects, while hospital inpatients, from post-operative day 3 up to and including the day prior to hospital discharge. Session durations are 10 minutes each. Subjects cycle on an electronically-braked cycle ergometer at a perceived intensity of exertion of 'moderate' to 'somewhat strong' under physiotherapy supervision, resting within the 10-minute period if/as required
Twice daily, moderate-intensity, physiotherapy-supervised stationary cycling. Sessions are undertaken morning and afternoon on subjects, while hospital inpatients, from post-operative day 3 up to and including the day prior to hospital discharge. Session durations are 10 minutes each. Subjects cycle on an electronically-braked cycle ergometer at a perceived intensity of exertion of 'moderate' to 'somewhat strong' under physiotherapy supervision, resting within the 10-minute period if/as required.
Sponsors
Griffith University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients awaiting first time coronary artery bypass graft surgery at Westmead Private Hospital
Exclusion criteria
Non-English speaking background, neurological or musculoskeletal conditions that would preclude exercise testing and/or training, a clinical status that necessitates emergency surgery, concomitant cardiac surgery
Outcome results
None listed