Smart breathing device aims to speed lung recovery after cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07631520
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This trial tests whether an intelligent breathing exercise device helps people recover lung function after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer. Participants use the device for breathing exercises twice daily for 30 days after surgery, while a comparison group receives standard care. The study measures lung function, symptoms, quality of life, and walking ability to see if the device improves recovery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Intelligent Pulmonary Function Exercise Device
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this device could provide a structured, monitored way for lung cancer patients to improve breathing and recovery after surgery, both in hospital and at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (200 participants) testing a device, not a drug. The benefits may be modest, and results may not apply to all lung cancer patients or surgeries.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * 1\. Age 18 to 75 years. 2. Pathologically confirmed primary non-small cell lung cancer. 3. Scheduled to undergo elective thoracoscopic lobectomy or sublobar resection. 4. Able to understand the study and voluntarily sign written informed consent before surgery. 5\. Able to communicate and complete study assessments and postoperative follow-up. 6\. Able to use a smartphone independently or with assistance from a caregiver for training records. 7\. Good lung re-expansion on postoperative chest imaging. 8. No chest tube drainage or no persistent air leak from chest tube drainage. 9. Clinical stage cT1-T2b, N0-N1, M0, stage IA-IIB. 10. Home environment allows safe training. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Preoperative measured FEV1 less than 50% of predicted value. 2. Severe cardiopulmonary dysfunction or other conditions judged unsuitable for respiratory training. 3\. Previous thoracic surgery or major thoracic trauma. 4. Significant cognitive impairment or psychiatric disorder that prevents cooperation with the study. 5\. Pregnancy or breastfeeding. 6. Recent severe infection or active pulmonary disease.
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