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Exercise may ease breathing in kids with sunken chest

NCT ID NCT07300748

Symptom relief Sponsor: Ankara Etlik City Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a program of cardiopulmonary exercise—using a stationary bike plus breathing and posture exercises—can help children aged 5 to 18 with pectus excavatum (a sunken chest). Fifty children took part, and researchers measured changes in breathing strength, exercise ability, and posture. The goal is to see if exercise can ease symptoms without surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
cardiopulmonary exercise (bicycle ergometer, breathing and posture exercises)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a non-surgical way to improve breathing and posture in children with pectus excavatum.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with 50 children, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercises may not significantly improve symptoms for all.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

50 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2025

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a government body.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

5 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: 1. Children aged 5-18 years with pectus excavatum deformity 2. Children undergoing conservative treatment (vacuum orthosis, exercise) 3. Patients whose families have signed a consent form agreeing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known cardiac disease 2. Presence of an additional syndrome (Marfan syndrome, etc.) 3. Cobb angle ≥10° 4. Refusal to participate in the study 5. Presence of mixed deformity (pectus arcuatum) 6. Those with an indication for surgery

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

pectus excavatum

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Pectus excavatum deformity

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ankara Etlik City Hospital

    Ankara, Yenimahalle, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)