NCT01510275

Combined Use of Respiratory Devices After Thoracic Surgery

Efficacy on Combined Use of Respiratory Devices RESPILIFT® and RESPIVOL® in Adult Cardio-thoracic Surgery Patients. Randomized-controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Villa Pineta Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In a rehabilitation setting, respiratory muscle training with re-expansion techniques in patients following cardio-thoracic surgery represents a consolidated intervention. New devices called RESPILIFT® and RESPIVOl® improve deep inspiration and pulmonary volume with an effect on respiratory muscle performance and perceived dispnoea. The aim of the investigators study is to test the clinical efficacy of RESPILIFT® and RESPIVOl® in patients with a recent history of cardio-thoracic surgery.

Conditions

• Dyspnea
• Well Being

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Combined use of RESPIVOL® and RESPILIFT®	Active devices (combined) for 14 consecutive session, bid, for 15 minutes.
DEVICE	Combined use of RESPIVOL® and RESPILIFT®	Sham devices (combined) (without resistive load)for 14 consecutive session, bid, for 15 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2012-01-16
• Last updated: 2012-10-26

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Italy