Pre- and Postoperative Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Reduces Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Trial - Full Text View

Purpose

Pre- and postoperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitation reduces complications after coronary artery bypass surgery. This study was conducted as a randomized trial to verify this hypothesis in our institution. ICSC

Condition	Intervention
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery	Behavioral: REHAB (Pre- and postoperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitation)

MedlinePlus related topics:

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Rehabilitation

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Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title:	Pre- and Postoperative Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Reduces Complications After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Randomized Trial

Further study details as provided by Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina:

Primary Outcome Measures:

length of stay in the ICU (in minutes); days on the ward after ICU until hospital discharge; pneumonia with the need for antibiotic treatment; and atrial fibrillation or flutter detected on daily-performed electrocardiograms

Secondary Outcome Measures:

time until oro-tracheal tube (OTT) removal, occurrence of pleural effusion, atelectasis, change in peak-flow (baseline vs. 2 hours after extubation vs. discharge), and changes in the 6-minute-walking distance between enrollment and hospital discharge.

Estimated Enrollment:	56
Study Completion Date:	June 2005

Arms	Assigned Interventions
I: Experimental	Behavioral: REHAB (Pre- and postoperative cardiopulmonary rehabilitation)

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All CAB patients

Exclusion Criteria:

SCA in the previous 24h and incapacity of doing light exercise. Valvular patients

Contacts and Locations

No Contacts or Locations Provided

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	ICSC01
First Received:	April 29, 2008
Last Updated:	April 30, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00670176
Health Authority:	Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 10, 2008

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina ICSC
Information provided by:	Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00670176