Breathing Exercise for Rib Fracture
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Respiratory physiotherapy, Conservative Treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Rib Fractures, Spirometry. Basic parameters: 18 years — 100 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Can Breathing Exercise Reduce Pulmonary Complications in Rib Fractures: Randomized Prospective Study
Overview
Respiratory physiotherapy is routinely performed after thoracic surgery operations to increase lung expansion and prevent pulmonary complications such as atelectasis and pneumonia. It is a controversial issue whether respiratory physiotherapy reduces pulmonary complications in rib fractures. In our study, patients with rib fractures will be divided into two groups. In the control group, standard treatment consisting of routine analgesic treatments will be applied. In the other group, respiratory physiotherapy will be applied with triflu for 8 hours a day. At the end of the study, pulmonary complications in both groups will be compared.
Detailed description
Patients between the ages of 18 and 100 who will apply to our hospital due to rib fractures between April 2024 and April 2025 will be evaluated. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. Patients will be divided into two groups using randomization blocks. Patients in the control group will receive conservative treatment consisting of paracetamol and dexketoprofen. In the other group of patients, in addition to conservative treatment, triflow breathing exercise will be applied for 8 hours a day. Respiratory function test pain scores and pulmonary complications of patients in the two groups will be compared statistically.
Interventions
- Behavioral Respiratory physiotherapy
In this group of patients, in addition to routine analgesic treatment, triflow use and deep breathing training would be given by the physiotherapist. Patients in this group will do breathing exercises 8 hours a day, 10 times an hour. - Drug Conservative Treatment
Patients in the control group will receive conservative treatment consisting of paracetamol and dexketoprofen.
Primary outcome measures
- FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC results on day 7 [Time frame: 7 days]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Number of Participants with Pneumonia [Time frame: 7 days]
- FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC results on day 2 [Time frame: 2 days]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Isolated thoracic injury within 24 hours
- Age between 18-100
Exclusion criteria
- Pneumothorax and hemothorax requiring intervention at admission
- Injury severity index >16
- COPD, Atshma
- Extrathoracic trauma
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Kastamonu University — Kastamonu
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06222333 · KastamonuU1