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Breathing exercises before surgery abdominoplasty

Phyisical therapy preparation in respiratory complications in abdominoplasty Prevention

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-8cchby
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-02-01
Start date
2015-07-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Abdominoplasty, pulmonary function

Interventions

33 patients , 18 in the intervention group and 15 in the control group were selected. All patients underwent abdominoplasty surgery. The intervention group performs breathing exercises , starting seve
Behavioural
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Sponsors

Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Feminine gender; Body Mass Index between 20 and 30 kg/m2; with abdominal deformity type III Nahas; and type B Nahas.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Obstructive or restrictive respiratory disease; with abnormal chest x-ray; smokers; those with systemic diseases; subject to previous abdominal surgery; with supra-umbilical scars and post bariatric surgery with great weight loss; not carrying out the pre-breathing exercise operative as directed; or not attending the physical therapy session for the exercises.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Intra-abdominal pressure during surgery, verified by Kron method, from the finding of a change of at least 10 cmH2O. Evaluated in five moments during the surgery : before the surgical incision , after plication of the rectus abdominis muscle , after plication of the external oblique muscle, after skin closure and after placement of the elastic strap—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pulmonary function by Spirometry, assessing the following parameters: FEV1, FVC, VC, FEF25-75%, PEF, IC. Evaluated in four moments : before the start of breathing exercises before surgery , on the second day after surgery , on the seventh day after surgery and on the fifteenth day after surgery.;Anxiety and Depression scale through the hospital anxiety and depression (HAD). Evaluated in four moments : before the start of breathing exercises before surgery , on the second day after surgery , on the seventh day after surgery and on the fifteenth day after surgery.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMaria Rodrigues

Universidade Federal de São Paulo

m_amelia@icloud.com+55 (11) 4329 3138

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)