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Functional Capacity of Exercise and Lung Function in Patients Submitted Early Rehabilitation

Functional Capacity of Exercise and Lung Function in Patients Submitted to Early Rehabilitation Program After Nuss Procedure: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02441452
Enrollment
40
Registered
2015-05-12
Start date
2013-01-31
Completion date
2015-03-31
Last updated
2015-05-12

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Conditions

Funnel Chest

Keywords

Nuss procedure, postoperative care, early ambulation

Brief summary

The aim of this study was to compare the functional capacity of exercise by six-minute walk test and lung function by spirometry, before and after Nuss procedure in subjects who have undergone the early rehabiliation program with those who were under conventional care. Researchers want to find out if early rehabilitation is a strategy to enhance recovery after Nuss procedure.

Detailed description

The replacement of some traditional approaches in surgical care has demonstrated that surgical recovery can be accelerated and convalescence decreased. These multimodal approaches focuses on enhancing recovery and reducing morbidity by reduction of surgical stress,minimal invasive surgery, optimized pain relief, early nutrition and ambulation. In postoperative, the bed rest leads to the increase in muscle loss and weakness, impairs pulmonary function, predisposes to venous stasis and thromboembolism, increases infection complications and reduces functional capacity even in patients who are not restricted to bed. However, few studies have focused on when start the mobilization and which effects on functional capacity of exercise and lung function during hospital stay. In this trial the investigators will consider early rehabilitation to be safe and feasible in Nuss procedure.

Interventions

The physical exercises and breathing exercises are started as soon as after the Nuss procedure

Sponsors

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
Instituto do Coracao
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
14 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* children who are scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure for the correction of pectus excavatum * sign the informed consent form * independent ambulation * ability to understand and follow instructions * ability to perform lung function test

Exclusion criteria

* contraindications for epidural catheter placement * patients undergoing the open surgical repair of pectus excavatum * refusal to do physical exercises on postoperative * patients did not perform the six-minute walk test and lung function test on postoperative

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Functional capacity of exercise ( six-minute walk test)participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 daysChange from baseline in distance walking on hospital discharge
Lung function (spirometry)participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 daysChange from baseline in lung function on hospital discharge

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to first postoperative ambulationup 2 hour after surgeryTime from end of surgical procedure until first postoperative ambulation was used as an indicator for early rehabilitation.
Pain intensityparticipants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 daysAuto-evaluation of pain (the numeric rating scale and visual analogue scale of pain from 0 -no pain- to 10 - maximal pain)
The length of hospital stayexpected average of 6 daysTime to achieve standardized hospital discharge criteria (tolerance of oral intake, recovery of lower gastrointestinal function, adequate pain control on oral analgesia, ability to mobilize and self care and no evidence of complications or untreated medical problems).

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026