Home video exercise program after chest surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether doing guided exercises over video calls from home — a 'digital physiotherapy' program — can improve your breathing, muscle strength, and quality of life after chest surgery. It’s a way to get rehab support without needing to travel to a clinic.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You had open chest surgery (thoracotomy) — not keyhole surgery.
- You are between 18 and 75 years old.
- You have internet at home and can join video calls on a computer, phone, or tablet.
- You agree to take part in the study.
- You have not had a full lung removal (pneumonectomy).
- You don’t have heart, bone, nerve, or other health problems that would make exercise unsafe.
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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