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The effect of patients' arm position during surgery on postoperative shoulder pain in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

The impacts of the upper limb placement during coronary artery bypass surgery on the postoperative shoulder joint pain

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2013113014190N2
Enrollment
580
Registered
2014-01-11
Start date
2012-03-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

postoperative shoulder joint pain. Pain in limb

Interventions

Intervention 1: Patient was placed on the bed so their arms were put along the body. Intervention 2: The patient was placed on the bed, and the arms were put in perpendicular.
Prevention
Patient was placed on the bed so their arms were put along the body.
The patient was placed on the bed, and the arms were put in perpendicular.

Sponsors

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Vice Chancellor for Research and technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients candidate for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) surgery Exclusion criteria: people who mentioned experience of the shoulder joint problems, pain and limit of motion in the left arms, patient whose Left Mammary artery (LIMA) was not used for graft for any reason, or their central venous pressure (CVP) catheter was inserted via inferior Jugular Vein or Left sub-clavian vein, because of the possibility of damage to the left brachial nerve plexus.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Shoulder joint pain. Timepoint: Two weeks after surgery. Method of measurement: Two weeks after the surgery, all patients were examined by a specialist. And if pain existed, using the profile, examination and taking ECG, the physician differentiated shoulder pain caused by ischemic heart disease (IHD) from chronic postoperative pain (CPOP) and if the origin of the pain was seen in the IHD, the patient was excluded from the study. It should be noted that the criteria for the presence or absence of pain was the patient's declaration.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Ahmad Ebadi

Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences

Ida1959mad@yahoo.com+98 61 1374 3037

Outcome results

None listed

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