Pre-operative Physiotherapy to Prevent Post-operative Complications

The purpose of this study is to assess the roll of pre-operative chest physiotherapy, in addition to the usual care given after major abdominal surgery, in the prevention of post-operative respiratory complications.

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Key information

Conditions

Abdominal Surgery

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rambam Health Care Campus

Haifa, Israel

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Major abdominal surgery

Exclusion criteria

Respiratory Disease
Pregnancy
Mental Disease
Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease

Treatment and study plan

Pre Operative

Other

Pre operative chest physiotherapy treatment

Primary outcomes

respiratory complications

Time frame: 6 months

pneumonia, atelectasis

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rambam Health Care Campus

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Pre-operative Chest Physiotherapy on Post-operative Complications After Major Abdominal Surgery.

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Jul 8, 2011
Registry last updated: Sep 17, 2013

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