The Effectiveness of Cardiopulmonary Exercise in Children With Pectus Excavatum: A Single-Blind, Randomised Controlled Trial
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation on respiratory function, exercise tolerance and posture in patients with pectus excavatum.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 5
Maximum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Children aged 5-18 years with pectus excavatum deformity
• Children undergoing conservative treatment (vacuum orthosis, exercise)
• Patients whose families have signed a consent form agreeing to participate in the study
Locations
Other Locations
Turkey
Ankara Etlik City Hospital
RECRUITING
Ankara
Contact Information
Primary
Ayşe Naz Kalem Özgen, specialist
kalemnaz@gmail.com
+90 0312 797 00 00
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-12-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-05-09
Participants
Target number of participants: 40
Treatments
Experimental: cardiopulmonary exercises group at hospital
The working group will be provided with a personalised exercise plan by a physiotherapist specialising in that field at the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation unit, to be carried out twice a week for five weeks. Patients will work on a bicycle ergometer. In addition, the same physiotherapist will demonstrate breathing and posture exercises for patients to perform at home.
Active_comparator: pulmonary exercises group at home
The physiotherapist will only demonstrate the breathing and posture exercises that patients in the control group will perform at home.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Ankara Etlik City Hospital