Effect of Respiratory Trainer on Cardiopulmonary Functions in Patients with Upper Cross Syndrome Post-Cardiac Surgery

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Conditions studied: Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Post-Cardiac Surgery Patients, Upper Cross Syndrome, Respiratory Muscle Weakness, Respiratory Muscle Training

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate if there is any effect of the respiratory training on cardiopulmonary functions in patients with upper cross syndrome post-cardiac surgery. Hypothesis: Null hypothesis: There is no effect of the respiratory training on pulmonary functions in patients with upper cross syndrome post-cardiac surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06673953

Run by

Cairo University

People needed

60

Starts

2024-08-28

Expected to finish

2025-02-25

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-05

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 55. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Sixty post-CABG-male-patients for at least three months and their age ranges from 45 to 55 years old.
• Craniovertebral angle < 51°, but not less than 30°.
• Non-specific chronic neck pain: defined as neck pain without an identifiable pathological cause and attributed to poor posture without radiation to upper limbs.
• VAS score between 3-7.
• Their body mass index ranges from (25 -29.9) kg/m2.
• Values of FEV1 and FVC lower than 80%

You may not qualify if…

• Rheumatoid arthritis, cervical disc pathology, and traumatic neck pain.
• History of respiratory disease and clinical signs of severe cardiac events.
• Neurological disorders which affect the diaphragm.
• Patients whose BMI is less than 25, or greater than 30 kg/m2.
• Smokers.
• Values of FEV1 and FVC higher than 80%
• Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma.

Where it is running

• Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University — Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt (enrolling)

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