Simple breathing workout may cut lung risks after liver surgery
NCT ID NCT07192575
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a short program of breathing exercises—done for 7 days before and 7 days after laparoscopic liver surgery—can reduce lung complications like pneumonia or collapsed lungs. About 364 patients will be randomly assigned to either the breathing exercise group or standard care. The goal is to see if this easy, low-cost approach can prevent serious lung issues and shorten hospital stays.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pulmonary physiotherapy (breathing exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this simple breathing exercise program could become a standard way to prevent lung complications after laparoscopic liver surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. The exercises may not reduce complications significantly, and results may not apply to all patients or hospitals.
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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 364 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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 years and older
- 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 * Patients who undergo elective, laparoscopic surgery of liver * Patients who are able to provide informed written consent * Patients capable of completing questionnaires at the time of consent * Patients compliant in taking in preoperative pulmonary counseling and conducting the exercises Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Emergency surgery * Planned open surgery * Unwillingness to participate in the follow up assessment * No informed consent
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kuopio University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKuopio, Finland
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Linköping University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLinköping, Sweden
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Oulu University Hospital
RECRUITINGOulu, 90100, Finland
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Skåne University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLund, Sweden
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Tampere University Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTampere, Finland
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