Breathing exercises after abdominal surgery
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This study tests two breathing techniques (ACBT and blow bottle) to help people recover lung function after abdominal surgery under general anesthesia. If you have trouble coughing up mucus or need extra oxygen after surgery, you may benefit.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 30 and 50 years old.
- You had planned (not emergency) abdominal surgery under general anesthesia, for example gallbladder removal, appendix removal, hysterectomy, or hemorrhoid removal.
- After surgery, you have trouble coughing up mucus, low oxygen levels, or poor lung function.
- Your surgery was not an emergency, and did not involve your heart, lungs, brain, head, neck, or blood vessels.
- You do not have a nerve or muscle condition that affects your ability to cough or breathe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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