The Effect of Breathing Exercise Applied With Incentive Spirometer

TC Erciyes University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Incentive Spirometry; Cardiac Surgery; Breathing Exercises

Treatments: Other: The post-surgical breathing exercise group; Other: The pre- and post- surgical breathing exercise group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06507163

2318

Details and patient eligibility

About

It was conducted as a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled experimental study. Data were collected with the Introductory Information Form, Numerical Rating Scale, Physiological Parameters Follow-up Form and General Comfort Scale.

Full description

It was conducted as a single-center, prospective, randomized controlled experimental study. Data were collected with the Introductory Information Form, Numerical Rating Scale, Physiological Parameters Follow-up Form and General Comfort Scale.The study was conducted in three groups. Individuals in the intervention-1 group were asked to perform breathing exercises with IS in addition to the routine practices of the clinic for 5 days in the postoperative period. Individuals in the intervention-1 group were asked to perform breathing exercises with IS in addition to the routine practices of the clinic for a total of 10 days, 5 days in the preoperative period and 5 days in the postoperative period. Individuals in the control group were given only the routine practice of the clinic.

Enrollment: 75 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Able to communicate in Turkish,
• undergoing cardiac surgery,
• no pain in the preoperative period (0 pain according to VA),
• have no problems with vision, hearing or speech,
• individuals who agreed to participate in the study were included.

Exclusion criteria

• Using psychiatric medication,
• Using immunosuppressive medication until 30 days before surgery,
• with neuromuscular disorders,
• having rheumatic disease,
• have had pulmonary surgery before,
• with cerebrovascular injury,
• diagnosed with cardiovascular instability or aneurysm,
• Diagnosed with COPD,
• individuals who do not volunteer to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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75 participants in 3 patient groups

The post-surgical breathing exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

Individuals in this group were asked to perform 10 breathing exercises with IS every waking hour in addition to the routine practices of the clinic for 5 days in the postoperative period.

Treatment:

Other: The post-surgical breathing exercise group

The pre- and post- surgical breathing exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

Individuals in this group were asked to perform 10 breathing exercises with IS every waking hour in addition to the routine practices of the clinic for a total of 10 days, 5 days in the preoperative period and 5 days in the postoperative period.

Treatment:

Other: The pre- and post- surgical breathing exercise group

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Routine practice group