Breathing workouts boost lung power in young kidney transplant recipients
NCT ID NCT06655181
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether 8 weeks of respiratory muscle training using a special breathing device could improve lung function and muscle strength in 30 children aged 8-18 who had a kidney transplant at least 6 months earlier. The training involved both inspiratory and expiratory exercises. The goal was to see if this simple, non-drug approach could help counter the respiratory and muscle weakness that often follows kidney transplantation.
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 device (POWERbreathe)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to improve breathing and physical strength in children after kidney transplant.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The intervention is a device, not a drug, so benefits are likely modest.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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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8 to 18 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: * Being between 8-18 years old * At least 6 months have passed since kidney transplantation * Being able to walk, cooperate and clinically stable * Volunteering to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * A history of hospitalization in the last four weeks before study participation History of hospitalization during the exercise training program * Having secondary diseases such as kyphoscoliosis that may affect respiratory function * Currently participating or have participated in regular exercise training in the last 1 year * Having neurological, psychiatric, orthopedic, cardiovascular and pulmonary system comorbid conditions that prevent the performance of tests and participation in the treatment program
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Atlas University
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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