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NCT Number: NCT05425095

Comparative Effects of Buteyko Exercise and Corpse-Pose Technique on Cardiac Surgery Patients

Open-heart surgeries such as coronary artery bypass grafting and valve replacements have been used to improve patient outcomes related to cardiac symptoms, prolongation of life, and health-related quality of life. Recovery from cardiac surgery is not entirely determined by physical attributes and medical treatment, but social and psychological factors may also influence the process of postoperative short and long-term recovery. The objective of this study is to find out the Comparative Effects of Buteyko Exercise and Corpse-Pose Technique on Physical Health and Quality of Life in Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients. This study will be a Randomized controlled trial and will be conducted in Faisalabad institute of cardiology after ethical approval. The study will be completed within the duration of 10 months after approval of synopsis. Nonprobability convenience sampling technique will be used. The sample size of 46 patients will be taken: 25 post-cardiac surgery patients in each group with a 10% attrition rate. There will be two groups in this study one will be given with the Buteyko breathing technique and other will be provided with corpse-pose technique. Treatment protocol for both techniques will be 4 weeks with 3 sets per day. A pre assessment at week 1 and a final assessment at week 4 will be made by using SF-36 questionnaire. Data will be analyzed on SPSS-25.

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Key information

Conditions

Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients

Age range

40 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre of Faisalabad institute of cardiology Hospital

Faisalabad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Stable Post-Op Cardiac Surgery Patients (Post-3 months)
  • Both genders.
  • Age 40-70.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients on other medications. (Corticosteroids)
  • Patients with underlying severe medical conditions

Treatment and study plan

Buteyko Breathing Technique

Other

Group A will be treated with Buteyko Breathing Technique. Patient in a relaxed sitting position will ask to take a gentle breath in (2 sec), breath out (3sec) followed by pinching the nose with hands to hold the breath. The therapist will count the no. of seconds the patient can comfortably hold the breath until feels the need to breathe in again. Followed by releasing the nose and continue breathing.

Corpse-Pose Technique

Other

Group B will be treated with Corpse-Pose Technique for 15-20 min.

Primary outcomes

  1. Short Form-36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36)

    Time frame: 4 Week

    SF-36 is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures. These measures rely upon patient self-reporting and are now widely utilized by managed care organizations and by Medicare for routine monitoring and assessment of care outcomes. this questionnaire has 36 scoring. 1 is minimum score and 36 is highest score.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

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Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Effects of Buteyko Exercise and Corpse-Pose Technique on Physical Health and Quality of Life in Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Jun 21, 2022
Registry last updated
Feb 1, 2023

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