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Simple breathing workouts before lung surgery may cut complications
NCT ID NCT07499986
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether doing special breathing exercises for a few weeks before lung cancer surgery can reduce problems like pneumonia and help patients leave the hospital sooner. 70 people scheduled for lung cancer surgery will be randomly assigned to standard care or standard care plus breathing training. The exercises use a small device that makes the muscles you use to breathe in and out work harder.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Inspiratory and expiratory muscle training using a threshold device (PowerBreathe Classic)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could lead to a simple, low-cost way to reduce lung complications and shorten hospital stays after lung cancer surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 70 participants. The benefits of expiratory training have never been studied before, so results are uncertain.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 70 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: * Diagnosis of lung cancer staged IA to IIIB based on clinical staging * Planned to undergo surgery via thoracotomy or videothoracoscopy (VATS) * Having a smartphone and being capable of performing video call Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of a cardiac disease that affects quality of life (ASA II or better is required) * Presence of severe cognitive problems or psychiatric disorders * Presence of physical limitations (e.g., visual or hearing impairment, orthopedic problems) * If the lung cancer diagnosis is not confirmed after frozen section or wedge resection, the patient will be removed from the study
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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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Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Istanbul, Üsküdar, 34668, Turkey (Türkiye)
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