Effect of breathing exercise on cardiac surgery patients

Effect of breath-stacking exercise along with routine chest physiotherapy versus chest physiotherapy alone on lung function and chest expansion in patients with Coronary artery by-pass grafting surgery (CABG): randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/06/089150

Enrollment

Registered

2025-06-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I703- Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities

Interventions

Intervention1: Breath-stacking exercise: 10 repetions twice a day for 5days Control Intervention1: Breathing exercise Incentive spirometry: twice a day for 5days

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Phase 1 Cabg patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with affected cognition 2. Patients with neuromuscular condition 3. Patients with any known muscular deformities (like scoliosis, kyphosis) 4. Intubated patients 5. Patients with pleural drains 6. Patients with any pre-existing respiratory condition 7. Haemodynamic instability (arrhythmia, major blood loss)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Single Breath count test 2. Chest expansionTimepoint: Pre intervention post intervention on day 5	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pratibha Gaikwad

Physiotherapy teaching and treatment center LTMMC Sion sion east Mumbai

pratibha.gaikwad2709@gmail.com9833269370

Outcome results

None listed

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