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New rehab combo aims to fix wobbly breastbone after heart surgery
NCT ID NCT07381387
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding LASER therapy and specific abdominal exercises to standard rehab can improve breastbone healing after open-heart surgery. 120 adults with an unstable breastbone will be split into four groups to compare different exercise and LASER combinations. The goal is to reduce pain and movement at the surgical site, helping people recover better.
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 120 people
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- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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Other sponsor
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18 years and older
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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IInclusion criteria : All included patients will be: * Their age 18\<. * Both sexes. * Hemodynamic stable. * Acute sternal instability. * Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion criteria: Patient will be excluded if: * Emergency or urgent operation. * Revision sternotomy. * Manifesting hypoxemia. * Partial oxygen pressure in arterial blood \< 60 mmHg. * Renal insufficiency with serum creatinine ≥ 1. 8 mg/dl after surgery. * Low cardiac output syndrome with ST segment elevation in multiple electrocardiogram leads. * Cardiac arrhythmias or hypotension. * Other medical conditions, such as diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension and obesity. * Previous medical history including conditions that may have influenced the provision of physiotherapy interventions, such as severe asthma, chronic airflow limitation, bronchiectasis, ankylosing spondylitis or lumbar disc prolapse. * Impaired cognition.
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Locations
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مستشفي القلب الحامعي -مستشفيات جامعه اسيوط
Asyut, Egypt
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