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Efficacy of Triburter on Respiratory Muscle Function in Patients With CABG Who Belong to Cardiac Rehabilitation Phase II Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

ClinicalTrials.gov · COMPLETED, 2023

30 participants

Abstract

Post-surgery patients have muscle impairments, especially in the respiratory muscles, because the anesthesia, surgical incision, mechanical ventilation, pain, and prolonged postures, affect the mechanical condition of respiratory muscles. Those consequences produce a low exercise tolerance and low quality of life. These patients must go to cardiac rehabilitation to improve heart functions; however, these patients have a weakness in their respiratory muscles. Currently, there are many devices for respiratory muscle strength, although these devices are expensive, and they only have one circuit for training (inspiratory or expiratory). Triburter is a new device with two valves and positive pressure generation, this is a promising alternative because Triburter improves the mechanics of ventilation, increasing their functionality and quality of life. For this reason, the main hypothesis is that respiratory muscle training with Triburter improves the strength of inspiratory and expiratory muscles.

Conditions: Thoracic Surgery, Postoperative Period, Weakness, Muscle.

Primary outcome: Change in respiratory muscles strength.

Enrollment: 30 participants.

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Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 30 participants or records.

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