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chest operation and its effects on chest mobility

Effects of median sternotomy on thoracic mobility and spinal posture

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/01/022925
Enrollment
52
Registered
2020-01-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I219- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: assessing of chest expansion and thoracic spine posture: this includes 2 phases: Phase 1: to determine the psychometric properties of sit tall test Phase 2: To assess the temporal chang

Sponsors

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are posted for cardiac surgeries via median sternotomy for phase 2 30 asymptomatic, healthy participants between the age group of 18-50 years shall be recruited for phase 1

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Medically unstable patients -History of prior sternotomy -History of recent rib fracture -Presence of spinal instrumentations -Scoliosis -Stroke

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
sit tall testTimepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
evaluation of chest expansionTimepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon;evaluation of forward head postureTimepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon;evaluation of thoracic kyphosisTimepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon;pectoralis minor muscle length (pectoralis minor index)Timepoint: prior to sternotomy procedure, at discharge, at 10 days follow up, at one month follow up, another subsequent follow up as adviced by the surgeon

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMiss Akhila Satyamurthy

manipal college of health professionals

ranganath.g@manipal.edu984472252

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026