Myocardial Infarction
Conditions
Interventions
Study setting: Institute of cardiology, National Hospital of Sri Lanka.
Randomization: 40 participants with myocardial infarction will be assessed and 20 patients each will be randomized to interven
Sponsors
BSc. Physiotherapy Degree Programme
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a history of myocardial infarction for more than 2 weeks 2. Male or female patients 3. Aged between 30-60 years 4. Patients who were subjected to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery more than 1 month ago
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure>180 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure >110mmHg) 2. Patients with unstable angina 3. Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 4. Severe orthopaedic conditions that would prohibit exercises 5. Patients who have an ejection fraction below 60%
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle strength assessed by a hand held dynamometer [At recruitment point and 4 weeks after introducing intervention] Height assessed using a stadiometer [At recruitment point and 4 weeks after introducing intervention] Weight assessed using a weight scale [At recruitment point and 4 weeks after introducing intervention] Waist, calf and mid upper arm circumference assessed stretch resistant tape [At recruitment point and 4 weeks after introducing intervention] Quality of life assessed using WHOQOL questionnaire [At recruitment point and 4 weeks after introducing intervention] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| None [None] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactH.M.S.N.K.Ariyarathne
Undergraduate
Outcome results
None listed