Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Breathe away the pain: simple exercise may help after angioplasty

NCT ID NCT07464990

Symptom relief Sponsor: Kufa University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether guided deep breathing exercises can reduce pain and improve vital signs in 100 patients who had a procedure to open blocked leg arteries (angioplasty). Half the patients did slow, deep belly breathing after surgery, while the other half received standard care. Researchers measured pain levels, heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen levels to see if breathing exercises help recovery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Diaphragmatic deep breathing exercise
What this could lead to
If it works, this simple breathing technique could become a standard, drug-free way to ease pain and stabilize heart rate and blood pressure after angioplasty.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial with only 100 participants. The effect may be modest or not apply to all patients. Deep breathing is low-risk but may not replace standard pain management.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

100 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2025

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years and older. * Patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and scheduled for peripheral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). * Patients able to communicate effectively and understand instructions. * Patients who agree to participate and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Hemodynamically unstable patients * Patients with psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairment affecting communication * Pregnant patients * Patients with severe respiratory diseases that interfere with breathing exercises * Patients receiving opioid analgesics (e.g., pethidine) immediately after the procedure that may influence pain perception or hemodynamic parameters * Patients with conditions affecting pain perception (e.g., diabetic peripheral neuropathy) or those receiving chronic analgesic therapy that may alter pain assessment.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Peripheral arterial disease are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

peripheral arterial disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Peripheral arterial disease

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Najaf Center for Cardiac Surgery and Cardiac Catheterisation , Najaf Health Directorate

    Najaf, Iraq

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.