Recovery and activity study after open-heart surgery
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests a new recovery plan called T-REX to see if it helps patients feel better and get back to moving sooner after open-heart surgery. It is for people having surgery at Thorax Centrum Twente.
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Who can take part
- You are scheduled for open-heart surgery where the breastbone is split (median sternotomy).
- Your heart doctor works at Thorax Centrum Twente (TCT).
- You are 18 years or older.
- You do not have dementia or other serious memory or thinking problems.
- You can understand Dutch.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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