Breathing training may boost recovery after bariatric surgery
NCT ID NCT07289958
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a program of breathing muscle training and exercise can improve lung function, exercise capacity, and sleep in people who recently had bariatric surgery. Researchers will enroll 52 adults aged 18 to 60. Participants will do supervised breathing exercises and physical training for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if this approach helps with common post-surgery issues like poor exercise tolerance and sleep apnea.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- respiratory muscle training and exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to improve breathing, exercise ability, and sleep quality after bariatric surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no placebo group, so results may not be conclusive. The training requires commitment and may not benefit everyone.
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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 52 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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 to 60 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: * Patients diagnosed with obesity within 1 month of bariatric surgery * Both sexes * Ages 18 to 60 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with respiratory conditions that contraindicate physical exercise * Patients with diagnosed heart disease * Patients with psychiatric conditions * Patients with osteoarticular conditions that make physical exercise difficult
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Carlos Andrade Marín Hospital
RECRUITINGQuito, Pichincha, 08025, Ecuador
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