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If Chest Movement and Breathing Exercises Help Improve Lung Function and Chest Expansion After Heart Valve Surgery

Effectiveness of Thoracic Mobility and Breathing Exercises on Chest Expansion and Pulmonary Functions in Post-Valve Replacement Surgery Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/089244
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-06-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I088- Other rheumatic multiple valve diseases

Interventions

Intervention1: Thoracic Mobility: Patient postion-high sitting Frequency-twice a day Intensity-10-12 repetitions in 2-3 sets Duration- 25- 30 minutes Control Intervention1: Breathing exercises: Patien

Sponsors

Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy, Wanadongri, Nagpur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who have undergone valve replacement surgery through median sternotomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients with severe respiratory complications like pneumonia acute respiratory distress syndrome 2 Pre-existing chronic pulmonary disease COPD pulmonary fibrosis 3 Neurological or musculoskeletal conditions affecting thoracic mobility 4 Recurrent thoracic surgeries 5 Psychologically unstable patients

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Chest Expansion (cm)-Measured at three levels: axillary level mid sternal level Xiphisternal levelTimepoint: Postoperative day 2 and post operative day 7—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
FEV1 FVC FEV1/FVC NPRS SPO2 Timepoint: Postoperative day 2 and postoperative day 7—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShweta Panchbudhe

Datta Meghe College of Physiotherapy

Shweta12panchbudhe@gmail.com9049169589

Outcome results

None listed

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