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Effect of Breathing Exercise on Pain and Quality of Recovery in After Transplantation Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Led by Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University · Updated on 2025-12-15
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
4 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are investigating the effect of breathing exercises on pain and recovery quality in patients undergoing transplantation. This randomized controlled trial compares an experimental group receiving breathing exercises to a control group receiving routine nursing care. The study aims to understand how these exercises may influence pain levels and recovery quality after surgery. Patients in the experimental group will be trained on breathing exercises by a nurse researcher the day before surgery. After surgery, they will be asked to perform one set of four breaths every hour. Vital signs will be monitored before and after exercises, and patients will be guided to perform exercises gradually. The control group will receive standard post-surgery care without breathing exercise interventions. Participants will have their pain assessed at 0, 2, 6, 12, and 24 hours after surgery during a 24-hour hospital stay. The quality of recovery will be measured using a recovery scale on the first and third days after surgery. The study includes monitoring vital signs and pain status, with data collected through forms and scales. Participation lasts through the hospital stay and follow-up days, with no blinding in the trial design.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Effect of Breathing Exercise on Pain and Quality of Recovery in After Transplantation Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 18 and over, 65 and under
- Patients who have had a transplant for the first time
- Patients who volunteer to participate in the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Hemodynamically unstable patients
- Patients with conditions causing increased intra-abdominal pressure (e.g., bleeding hemorrhoids, hernias, persistent cough, severe back pain, heart diseases, high blood pressure, urinary incontinence, epilepsy)
- Patients with early complications
- Patients with neurological or psychological problems
- Patients transferred to the intensive care unit after surgery
- Emergency and unplanned cases
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 screening and enrollment visit (in-person)
Duration - 24 hours
Participants in the experimental group are trained on respiratory exercises the day before surgery and perform post-operative respiratory exercises hourly during their 24-hour hospital stay. Pain and vital signs are monitored during this period. Participants in the control group receive routine nursing care without respiratory exercises, with pain monitoring during the hospital stay.
Continuous monitoring during 24-hour hospital stay
Duration - 3 days
Participants have their quality of recovery assessed on the 1st and 3rd days after surgery.
2 visits (in-person) on postoperative days 1 and 3
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Research Team
T
Tuba Yilmazer, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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