Randomized Clinical Trial to evaluate the use of different techniques of physical therapy on recovery of functional capacity, pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in the period of hospital stay after coronary artery bypass graft.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
The patients receive conventional physiotherapy, expiratory positive airway pressure, inspiratory muscle training and physical exercise. Twice daily for seven days
Patients receive conventional physiotherapy, expiratory positive airway pressure and physical exercise. Twice daily for seven days
Patients receive conventional physiotherapy,expiratory positive airway pressure respiratory muscle training. Twice daily for seven days
Porto Alegre Clinical Hospital
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
submaximal functional capacity
functional capacity evaluated by six-minute walk test
Time frame: Change from Baseline in functional capacity at seven days and thirty days after surgery
capacity functional
cardiopulmonary exercise testing ( VO2)
Time frame: evaluated 40 days after surgery
respiratory muscle strength
Both PImax and PEmax were obtained using a pressure transducer
Time frame: Change from Baseline in respiratory muscle strength at seven days and thirty days after surgery
lung function
assessed by spirometry (FVC and FEV1)
Time frame: Change from Baseline in lung function at seven days and thirty days after surgery
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Patients receive conventional physiotherapy and expiratory positive airway pressure. Twice daily for seven days