Comparing Face-to-Face Respiratory Physiotherapy With and Without the Fissios App for Patients Undergoing Lung Surgery for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are studying respiratory physiotherapy as part of a physical training program before and after lung resection surgery in patients with non-small cell lung cancer NSCLC. The goal is to see if using the Fissios App alongside face-to-face respiratory physiotherapy reduces post-operative complications compared to face-to-face physiotherapy alone. This study is a multicenter, randomized, open-label trial with two groups, aiming to improve post-operative outcomes and physical condition. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive only face-to-face respiratory physiotherapy sessions or to receive these sessions plus use the Fissios App, which provides guided respiratory exercises. All participants must attend at least five in-person physiotherapy sessions before and after surgery, each lasting at least 45 minutes. The study group will be encouraged to use the Fissios App freely at any time and place. Lung surgeries include segmental resection, lobectomy, or pneumonectomy, performed either conventionally or minimally invasively. During the study, researchers will collect pre-operative, surgical, and post-operative data on the Fissios Research platform. Patients will be followed for 90 days after surgery to monitor complications, length of drainage, mortality, and hospital readmissions. The trial includes detailed recording of post-operative outcomes using standardized definitions and aims to recruit around 560 participants in total.

Fissios© and Postoperative Complications (FPoC Trial)