Effect of Pre-operative Program in Open Heart Surgery

NCT07814846 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CRprojectHE631569
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn the effect of self prepare by multimedia program before going to heart surgery. The main questions it aim to answer is: Is preparing for heart surgery on your own or with a physical therapist the same? Researchers were compare the effects of preoperative physical therapy between multimedia and traditional programs in patients undergoing open heart surgery. Participants were received traditional therapy from a physical therapist or used a multimedia self-learning program.

Conditions

Cardio Vascular Disease; Heart Surgery; Open Heart Surgery; Physical Therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Chest expansion

  Chest expansion (both upper and lower) using a measuring tape

  Before and immediately after receiving the preoperative program

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Preoperative knowledge

  Immediately after receiving the preoperative program on the same day with chest expansion assessment.

Study Arms (2)

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Traditional preoperative program from an experienced physical therapist

Other: Traditional preoperative program

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

A two-dimensional (2D) animated video preoperative physical therapy program

Other: Multimedia preoperative progarm

Interventions

Multimedia preoperative progarm OTHER

A two-dimensional (2D) animated video was developed to deliver educational content regarding open-heart surgery procedures (sternotomy and general anesthesia), the preoperative physical therapy program (diaphragmatic breathing, lower-lobe breathing, and chest expansion exercises), potential postoperative complications (e.g., pneumonia and atelectasis), therapeutic exercises (ankle pumping), and mobility training (bed mobility and transitioning from lying to a sitting position)

Experimental group

Traditional preoperative program OTHER

traditional preoperative program from an experienced physical therapist

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients who undergoing elective open-heart surgery at the Queen Sirikit Heart Center of the Northeast, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
• Age 18-70 years old
• No lung atelectasis
• No communication limit

You may not qualify if:

• Lung diseases such as COPD, Asthme
• Hearing loss, blind and learning problem

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Pajeemas Kittipanya-Ngam: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Khon Kaen, Changwat Khon Kaen, 4002, Thailand

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: QUADRUPLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor, MD

Model Details: The control groups received a traditional preoperative program from an experienced physical therapist and the experimental groups received a preoperative self-learning with multimedia program. All the patients in both groups also received the leaflet about preoperative program guidelines.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 22, 2026
• First Posted: September 11, 2026
• Study Start: December 17, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: September 11, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Locations

TH (1)