In patients who underwent open-heart surgery, there is often a reduction in overall muscle strength, including significant inspiratory muscle weakness. Inspiratory muscle strength
Conditions
Interventions
The TU-Breath trainer device, a newly developed version III of a prototype respiratory muscle training system, was utilized in this study. The system consisted of an airway-resistance-based inspirator
Experimental Device,Active Comparator Other
TU-Breath trainer device,standard cardiac rehabilitation program
Sponsors
Thammasat University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients were scheduled to undergo cardiac surgery (CABG, mitral valve, aortic valve and atrial septal defect correction)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients who did not understand the techniques, 2. neurological conditions ,3. psychiatric problems,4. thoracotomy,5. unstable angina,6. uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia,7. hemodynamic instability,8. high resting heart rate 9.uncontrollable blood pressure or blood glucose
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| respiratory muscle strength after cardiac surgery maximum inspiratory pressure /maximum expiratory pressure | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| functional capacity after heart operation 6 Minute Walk Test | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactChitima Kulchanarat
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,Thammasat University
Outcome results
None listed