NCT06621693

Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Phrenic Nerve Regeneration Post Cardiac Surgeries

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study will be conducted to investigate the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on phrenic regeneration post cardiac surgery

Detailed description

Phrenic nerve injury post cardiac surgery is a serious problem closely related to frequent respiratory complications. It has been associated with diaphragm dysfunction, pneumonia and difficulty weaning from mechanical ventilation in critical ill patients. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is commonly used in physical therapy to increase muscle strength and promote muscle hypertrophy. There is increased flow of patients after heart surgery in kasr Aini hospital who suffers from respiratory complication due to phrenic nerve injury so the hospitalization period of them increased which make economic burden in health insurance services with decreased level of quality of life that is the most concern as to improve patient status and relief this burden. So this study aims to decrease respiratory complication and improve phrenic nerve regeneration by using neuromuscular electrical stimulation as a safe, noninvasive , inexpensive and virtually risk free method.

Conditions

• Post-cardiac Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Transcutaneous electrical diaphragmatic stimulation intervention	It will be applied on diaphragm, 30 min per session ,3 days/week for 4 weeks at a stimulation frequency of 30 Hz, pulse width of 400 μs, the intensity was gradually increased until visible muscle contraction was observed.
OTHER	traditional physiotherapy program	The participants will receive traditional physiotherapy ( postural drainage, percussion , diaphragmatic breathing, phase 1 cardiac Rehabilitation and balance training ) three times per week for 4 weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-04
• Primary completion: 2025-01-15
• Completion: 2025-01-30
• First posted: 2024-10-01
• Last updated: 2024-10-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt