AI breathing coach tested for heart surgery recovery
NCT ID NCT07665593
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether artificial intelligence-assisted breathing exercises can reduce pain, fatigue, and improve breathing in 111 patients recovering from open heart surgery. Participants will follow an AI-generated video to perform rhythmic breathing for three days. Researchers will measure changes in pain, fatigue, oxygen levels, and breathing rate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-guided rhythmic breathing exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug way to help people recover more comfortably after open heart surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study. The breathing exercise may not significantly improve outcomes, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 111 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing elective open heart surgery. * Conscious. * Speaks and understands Turkish. * Has a chest tube inserted (on the right and/or left side). * No visual, auditory, or mental problems. * Willing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Undergoing concurrent other chest surgery or having a history of re-surgery. * Development of early postoperative complications (e.g., atelectasis) within 0-3 days. * Any loss of an extremity. * Long-term immobilization and intubation. * Development of severe post-surgery infections (such as mediastinitis or sepsis) or respiratory complications (such as pneumonia or atelectasis).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kocaeli University
RECRUITINGKocaeli, İzmit, 41380, Turkey (Türkiye)
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