Patient in the Intervention group will be treated with routine pysical therapy, Inspiratory muscle training and early ambulation after surgery, whereas patients in the control group will be not be treated with these interventions and will rather undergo routine physical therapy (ankle pumps, hand pumps isometrics of upper and lower limbs). Patients in the intervention group will receive treatment until discharge from hospital.
A randomized control trial in which two groups one is intervention and the other is controlled group .Patient in the Intervention group will be treated with routine pysical therapy, Inspiratory muscle training and early ambulation after surgery, whereas patients in the control group will be not be treated with these interventions and will rather undergo routine physical therapy (ankle pumps, hand pumps isometrics of upper and lower limbs). Patients in the intervention group will receive treatment until discharge from hospital. On the day of discharge they will be assessed using 6 minute walk test, Borg rate of perceive exertion and health related quality of life scale. Data will be analyzed using SPSS 25.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
46
Group A: Intervention group will be treated with Inspiratory muscle training and early ambulation and routine physical therapy including ankle pumps,hand pumps isometrics of upper and lower limbs after surgery
Group B: Control group routine physical therapy including ankle pumps, hand pumps isometrics of upper and lower limbs
National hospital Lahore.
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
6 Min walk test
The 6 min walk test is a sub-maximal exercise test used to assess aerobic capacity and endurance.It is also use to monitor your response to treatments for heart lung and other health problems.Provides a measure for integrated global response of multiple cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal systems involved in exercise.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Spirometer:
A spirometer is used to measure pulmonary function test including FVC, FEV1 and FEV1/FVC ratio. The normal values of FEV1/FVC ratio are \>0.70 and FVC, FEV1 are \>80% of predicted age
Time frame: 4 weeks
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