Breathing Exercises After Open-Heart Surgery

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

In adults undergoing elective open-heart surgery, this randomized study compares segmental breathing exercises, active cycle breathing technique, and standard postoperative care after extubation. Primary outcomes include dyspnea and cardiopulmonary parameters such as oxygen saturation, breathing rate, heart rate, and blood pressure, along with postoperative pulmonary complications. Participants are assigned to one of the three groups and perform the breathing interventions at defined times in the early postoperative period, with monitoring during hospitalization. The goal is to determine which breathing approach, if any, provides better respiratory recovery and reduces complications after cardiac surgery.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18-75 years.
* Scheduled for elective open-heart surgery.
* Can understand instructions and perform Segmental breathing and Active cycle breathing techniques.
* Stable preoperative hemodynamic condition.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Emergency cardiac surgeries.
* Patients with pre-existing severe pulmonary disease (e.g., COPD, asthma, restrictive lung disease, Atelectasis, and Tuberculosis).
* Neurological disorders affecting breathing effort.
* Patients with rib fractures, recent thoracic trauma, or contraindications for coughing maneuvers.
* Inability to provide informed consent (cognitive impairment, language barrier).

Where it's running

• Ibn Al-Bitar Specialized Hospital for Cardiac Surgery
  Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq Recruiting
• Iraqi Center for Heart Diseases
  Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq Recruiting
• Al-Hassan Al-Mujtaba Hospital
  Karbala, Kerbala Governorate, Iraq Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Wafaa Abd Ali Hattab, Assist prof — College of Nursing , University of Baghdad
• Study coordinator: Muslim Aqeel Essa, Master Student
• Email: muslim.eesa2402m@conursing.uobaghdad.edu.iq
• Phone: +9647822218483

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.