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LOW LEVEL LASER VERSUS TRUNK STABILIZING EXERCISES ON STERNOTOMY HEALING AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING

efficacy of low level laser versus trunk stabilizing exercises on sternal separation, pain, activity of daily living and phogotography of incisional site

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201803003126291
Enrollment
45
Registered
2018-02-21
Start date
2018-02-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Circulatory System coronary artery disese Cardiology

Interventions

low level laser therapy
trunk stabilizing exercises
traditional treatment

Sponsors

cairo university
Lead Sponsor
faculty of physical tharapy
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1-Forty patients male who will undergo CABG surgery through a median sternotomy and have sternal instability. 2-Their age will be ranged from 45-65 years old. 3-Patients will be included as they have acute sternal instability that will be assessed clinically by sternal instability testing (from sitting position with both index and middle fingers of the investigator at both sides of sternal incision, the patient rotate the head to the right then the left sides. There will be a palpable sternal motion and separation with audible clicking sound, indicating a patient with sternal instability). Sternal separation assessment will be confirmed through ultrasound unit that will be done by a specialist radiologist. 4-Body mass index from 25 to 29.9 kg/m2 5-Patients with hemodynamic stability.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who will meet one of the following criteria will be excluded from the study: 1- Previous thoracic surgery. 2- Emergency or urgent coronary artery bypass surgery. 3- Respiratory insufficiency after surgery manifesting hypoxemia with partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood <60 mmHg. 4- Renal insufficiency with serum creatinine ¿1.8 mg/dl after surgery. 5- Low cardiac output syndrome with ST segment elevation in multiple electrocardiogram leads, cardiac arrhythmias, or hypotension according to the American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and American Heart Association (AHA) (Hillis et al., 2011). 5- Other medical conditions such as diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension and obesity. 6- Past medical history included conditions that may have influenced the provision of physiotherapy interventions such as (severe asthma, chronic airflow limitation, bronchiectasis, ankylosing spondylitis or lumbar disc prolapse).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
activity of daily living;sternal separation;pain intensity

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
photography of sternotomy site

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contacteman abd elsallam

doctor

elsayedessam22@yahoo.com01002771626

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026