The Chest Physiotherapy and Breathing Exercises Management of Patients Following Open Heart Surgery: a National Survey of Practice in Turkey.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03971396

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-03

Start date

2019-04-30

Completion date

2019-06-30

Last updated

2019-07-09

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Conditions

Chest Physiotherapy

Keywords

open cardiac surgery, breathing exercises, chest physiotherapy

Brief summary

Chest physiotherapy and breathing exercises are an important non-pharmacological treatment modality in order to prevent and minimize postoperative respiratory complications in patients undergoing open heart surgery. Different respiratory techniques are used after cardiac surgery, but there is no opinion about which technique or exercise is effective. The purpose of this study, practical application of chest physiotherapy to patients who have had open heart surgery in Turkey and to identify methods of breathing exercises.

Detailed description

In this study, cardiovascular surgery in Turkey to employees or physiotherapist who worked in intensive care units was planned as e-mail or by reaching to answer the survey questions via telephone. The universe of study in Turkey cardiovascular surgery physiotherapists are all actively working or have worked in intensive care.

Interventions

OTHERPhysiotherapists working in intensive care

Physiotherapists working in intensive care will be reached by mail or telephone. Physiotherapists will be asked to complete the prepared questionnaire.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

25 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* To worked or still working in cardiovascular surgery intensive care units * To answer the survey questions

Exclusion criteria

* To Working or worked in cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit and but not answering questionnaire questions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Delivery of surveys	1 month	Questionnaire questions will be sent to physiotherapists via mail or telephone
Evaluation of survey results	4 months	Statistical evaluation and interpretation of survey results

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

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