Breeze away breathlessness: fan therapy tested for heart drug side effect
NCT ID NCT07268859
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using a hand fan can prevent or reduce shortness of breath caused by the heart drug ticagrelor. About 110 adults with acute coronary syndrome who are starting ticagrelor will be enrolled. Researchers will track how many people have breathing trouble within two hours of taking the medication.
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Study facts
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- 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 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 18 and 65, * No severe hearing and vision problems, * Can speak and understand Turkish, * Easy to communicate with, * First-time sufferer of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) for the first time, * Decided to start ticagrelor therapy, * Able to adapt to treatment, * Individuals who volunteered to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * Having any problem that prevents you from communicating cognitively, emotionally and verbally, * Obstructive sleep abnormalities, * Have a disease that affects respiratory function (stage IV cancer, bronchial asthma, COVID-19, lung cancer, pulmonary edema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia or bronchitis, etc.), * With metabolic abnormalities, * Intubated after the procedure, * Previously treated with ticagrelor, * Individuals who did not volunteer to participate in the study. Losses to follow up * Individuals who wish to leave the study voluntarily. * Saturation value below 95%, * The one with the arrest, * Who will not be able to fulfill the requirements of the work, * Individuals with life-threatening conditions
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Dr. Siyami Ersek Göğüs Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi
RECRUITINGIstanbul, Üsküdar, 34668, Turkey (Türkiye)
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İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahapaşa
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIstanbul, Avcılar, 34320, Turkey (Türkiye)
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