Early Supervised Incremental Resistance Training (ESpIRiT) following cardiac surgery via a median sternotomy: a study protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Early Supervised Incremental Resistance Training (ESpIRiT) following cardiac surgery via a median sternotomy: a study protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial

Introduction There is no consistency in current practice pertaining to the prescription and progression of upper limb resistance exercise following cardiac surgery via median sternotomy. The aim of this study is to investigate whether less restrictive sternal precautions with the addition of early-s...

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Main Authors: Doa El-Ansary, Md Ali Katijjahbe, Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf, Colin Royse, Alistair Royse, Nur Ayub Md Ali, Mohd Ramzisham Abdul Rahman, Suriah Ahmad, Chong Tze Huat, Mohamad Arif Muhammad Nor, Jeswant Dillon, Hairulfaizi Haron, Muhamad Ishamudin Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/7/e067914.full

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