# A Randomized Trial of Lenient Versus Strict Arm Instruction Post Cardiac Device Surgery

> **NCT04915261** · PHASE4 · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation** · enrollment: 6300 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Post-Op Complication

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Lenient Arm Restriction
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Strict Arm Restriction

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04915261
- **Lead sponsor:** Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2021-08-19
- **Primary completion:** 2029-08-01
- **Final completion:** 2030-08-01
- **Target enrollment:** 6300 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04915261

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04915261, "A Randomized Trial of Lenient Versus Strict Arm Instruction Post Cardiac Device Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04915261. Licensed CC0.

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