NCT05278819

Upper Extremity Elevation and Lungfunction After Open Heart Surgery

Effects of Upper Extremity Elevation and Deep Breathing on Oxygen Saturation and Lung Volume Two to Four Days After Open Heart Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Michael Reinhart · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 100 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess if arm elevation, with or without simultaneous deep breathing, affects oxygen saturation and lung function on patients two to four days after open heart surgery.

Detailed description

This single center, interventional crossover study will involve patients day 2, 3 or 4 after open heart surgery. Patients who meet the eligibility requirements will be informed about the study and potential risks, given a written informed consent they will be included for intervention being held later on the same day. Randomization will be given to the investigator in a sealed envelope and being opened after base line measurements. Data will then be collected for the randomized intervention and after a wash out period (several minutes) again for the crossover intervention.

Conditions

• Heart Diseases
• Heart Diseases, Ischemic
• Heart Disease, Valvular

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	upper extremity elevation	5 repetitions of active upper extremity elevation in a sitting position
OTHER	upper extremity elevation with deep breathing	5 repetitions of active upper extremity elevation with deep breathing in a sitting position

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-01
• Completion: 2022-06-06
• First posted: 2022-03-14
• Last updated: 2023-11-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden