Yoga breathing or muscle relaxation: which eases pain after liver transplant?
NCT ID NCT07066384
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether breathing yoga or progressive muscle relaxation can help liver transplant patients with pain, breathing problems, and fear of movement. 125 adults who had a successful liver transplant were taught these techniques before discharge. The goal was to see if these simple practices improve recovery without medication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- breathing yoga and progressive muscle relaxation techniques
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these techniques could offer simple, drug-free ways to manage pain and breathing problems after a liver transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no blinding, so results may be influenced by patient expectations. The techniques may not work for everyone.
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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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125 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Successful liver transplantation, * Considered to be discharged after liver transplantation, * Being 18 years old or older, * No communication or language barriers, * Agreeing to do PMRTs, * Agreeing to do breathing yoga Exclusion Criteria: * Having any auditory or mental problems, * Wanting to leave the study, * Having difficulty/unable to do PMRTs, * Having any joint-knee and orthopedic disorders, * Having difficulty/unable to do breathing yoga.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bitlis Eren University
Bitlis, 13100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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