Simple breathing therapy may cut pneumonia risk after hip fracture surgery

NCT ID NCT07189260

Prevention Sponsor: University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether using a positive expiratory pressure (PEP) device before and after hip fracture surgery can prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia. About 566 patients will either receive the PEP therapy plus standard care or standard care alone. The goal is to see if this simple breathing exercise reduces lung infections, a common and serious complication after surgery.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: positive expiratory pressure (PEP) device
What this could lead to: If it works, this simple breathing therapy could become a standard way to prevent pneumonia after hip fracture surgery, reducing complications and deaths.
What could go wrong: This is a single trial with 566 participants, and the therapy requires active patient cooperation, which may be hard for some. It may not show a clear benefit over standard care.

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Study facts

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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

About 566 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Feb 2024

Expected to finish

Dec 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

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

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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.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Hip fracture regardless of age * Cognitively well-functioning * Able to understand the study and give informed consent * Able to speak and understand Danish * Resident of Region Hovedstaden or Region Sjælland Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitively impaired * Unable to understand the study and give informed consent * Pneumonia upon admission * Delirium upon admission * Pneumothorax For patients with e.g. dementia or brain injury, the ability to give informed consent will be assessed individually.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Frailty Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia hip fracture osteoporosis pneumonia nosocomial infection prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

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Hip fractures (icd-10 72.01-72.2)

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The places running it

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Simple breathing therapy may cut pneumonia risk after hip fracture surgery

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