Educational ProblemsNCT03992235
Importance of Exercise Educational Materials in Chest Physiotherapy
A study testing Chest physiotherapy and Educational material in people with Educational Problems and Physiotherapy, run by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The patients who have undergone thoracotomy operation will include in the study. All patients have chest physiotherapy in the intensive care unit. Patients will be randomized and divided into two groups. One group will be given an exercise form with details and photographs of the exercises. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Educational Problems, Physiotherapy, Chest Physiotherapy
- What is being tested?
- Chest physiotherapy and Educational material
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 50 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2024to 1 Sep 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 75 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Between 18-70 years
- Having undergone post-thoracotomy
- Hemodynamically stable,
- To be conscious
Who cannot join
- Excessive pain
- Neurological complications
- Cardiovascular and musculoskeletal problems that prevent him from exercising
- Not wanting to be involved in the study
- Fever above 38 degrees
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Yedikule Chest Disease Hospital
Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, 34200
Esra Pehlivan, +902124090200, fztesrakambur@yahoo.com
About this study
The patients who have undergone thoracotomy operation will include in the study. All patients have chest physiotherapy in the intensive care unit. Patients will be randomized and divided into two groups. One group will be given an exercise form with details and photographs of the exercises. No documents will be given to the other group. The program includes breathing exercises, incentive spirometry study, coughing and graded ambulation. After 1 intensive care session, patients are admitted to the service rooms due to routine procedures. The patients will be served in the afternoon and will be questioned whether they are performing their exercises or not.
Read the detailed description
- Physiotherapy will be applied to patients undergoing thoracotomy after 24 hours of intensive care hospitalization.
- Patients will be randomized and divided into two groups. Study group will be given exercise form. Control group not.
- Physiotherapy program includes breathing exercises, incentive spirometry study, graded ambulation and both groups will receive this physiotherapy session in the intensive care unit..
- After the patients are admitted to the service rooms, a service visit will be performed, the amount of remembering of the exercises and whether the exercises are performed in a proper form will be questioned.
- Conditions
- Educational Problems, Physiotherapy, Chest Physiotherapy
- Being tested
- Chest physiotherapy, Educational material
- Keywords
- chest physiotherapy, physiotherapy, education, educational material, thoracotomy, chest, surgery, lung, exercise
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Chest physiotherapyOther
All patients will receive chest physiotherapy including "Breathing exercise, intensive spirometry use, coughing, ambulation".
Educational materialOther
Exercise brochure with photos and explanations
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Study Group | Experimental | Chest physiotherapy + educational material Receives: Other: Chest physiotherapy; Other: Educational material |
| Control group | Other | Chest physiotherapy Receives: Other: Chest physiotherapy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The number of exercises remembered
The number of remembered exercises will be asked by the patient to show the exercises and recorded by the physiotherapist.
Measured: 15 second
The number of exercises done correctly
The number of exercises done correctly will be asked by the patient to show the exercises and recorded by the physiotherapist.
Measured: 15 second
Secondary outcomes (1)
Demographic features
Patients demographic features will be ask to patient
Measured: 5 second
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Jun 2019
- Study start1 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion1 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Sep 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Educational ProblemsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- The patients will randomize into 2 group
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, esra pehlivan, Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
- Investigators
- ESRA PEHLİVAN, PhD, Principal investigator, SBÜ
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03992235
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Educational material
- Status last verified
- Sep 2023
- First submitted
- 18 Jun 2019
- Last updated
- 28 Sep 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 Sep 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Importance of Exercise Educational Materials in Chest Physiotherapy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03992235
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Educational material
- Conditions
- Educational Problems, Physiotherapy, Chest Physiotherapy
- Keywords
- chest physiotherapy, physiotherapy, education, educational material, thoracotomy, chest, surgery, lung
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 1 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Sep 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 20 Jun 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The patients who have undergone thoracotomy operation will include in the study. All patients have chest physiotherapy in the intensive care unit. Patients will be randomized and divided into two groups. One group will be given an exercise form with details and photographs of the exercises. No documents will be given to the other group. The program includes breathing exercises, incentive spirometry study, coughing and graded ambulation. After 1 intensive care session, patients are admitted to the service rooms due to routine procedures. The patients will be served in the afternoon and will be questioned whether they are performing their exercises or not.
Detailed description
- Physiotherapy will be applied to patients undergoing thoracotomy after 24 hours of intensive care hospitalization.
- Patients will be randomized and divided into two groups. Study group will be given exercise form. Control group not.
- Physiotherapy program includes breathing exercises, incentive spirometry study, graded ambulation and both groups will receive this physiotherapy session in the intensive care unit..
- After the patients are admitted to the service rooms, a service visit will be performed, the amount of remembering of the exercises and whether the exercises are performed in a proper form will be questioned.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- The patients will randomize into 2 group
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Study Group | Experimental | Other: Chest physiotherapy, Other: Educational materialChest physiotherapy + educational material |
| Control group | Other | Other: Chest physiotherapyChest physiotherapy |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Between 18-70 years
- Having undergone post-thoracotomy
- Hemodynamically stable,
- To be conscious
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Excessive pain
- Neurological complications
- Cardiovascular and musculoskeletal problems that prevent him from exercising
- Not wanting to be involved in the study
- Fever above 38 degrees
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Chest physiotherapyAll patients will receive chest physiotherapy including "Breathing exercise, intensive spirometry use, coughing, ambulation". | Other | Control group, Study Group |
| Educational materialExercise brochure with photos and explanations | Other | Study Group |
Primary outcome
The number of exercises remembered
Time frame: 15 second
The number of remembered exercises will be asked by the patient to show the exercises and recorded by the physiotherapist.
The number of exercises done correctly
Time frame: 15 second
The number of exercises done correctly will be asked by the patient to show the exercises and recorded by the physiotherapist.
1 secondary outcome
Demographic features
Time frame: 5 second
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 Sep 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
ESRA PEHLİVAN, PhD principal investigator
SBÜ
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Chest physiotherapy and Educational material in people with Educational Problems and Physiotherapy, run by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Esra PEHLİVAN (+90 212 409 02 00 ext. 2828, fztesrakambur@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The number of exercises remembered (time frame: 15 second). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Sep 2023; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 30 Oct 2026.