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Effect of Chest Physiotherapy on Heart and Blood Flow in ICU Patients with Acute Stroke

Immediate Effect of chest proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and chest wall joint mobilization on hemodynamic status of acute ischemic stroke patients in Intensive care unit (ICU): A comparative study. - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/04/085438
Enrollment
32
Registered
2025-04-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J988- Other specified respiratory disorders

Interventions

Intervention1: Chest proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation group: Intercostal stretch technique of chest PNF will be applied for 10 second on the paretic side of the body. In this technique the u

Sponsors

Navista
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient age between 40 years and above. 2. Patient with acute ischemic stroke in ICU. 3. Intubated patients. 4. Patients on mechanical ventilation with altered hemodynamic status. 5. Patients with GCS score 11 or less

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with previous cardiac events or myocardial infarction. 2.Patients with asthma or COPD. 3.Patients with significant abdominal obesity (BMI greater then 28 kg/m2). 4.Previous surgery on chest or abdominal area

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, PH, PCO2, PO2, HCO3, BETimepoint: Day one assessment 1st week assessment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
chest expansion: 2nd intercostal, 4th intercostal, xiphoid processTimepoint: Day one assessment 1st week assessment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNavista

SGT University

aditi_fphy@sgtuniversity.org9650878448

Outcome results

None listed

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