Trial reportIntegrative cancer therapies2018
Inspiratory Muscle Training in High-Risk Patients Following Lung Resection May Prevent a Postoperative Decline in Physical Activity Level.
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- Recommendations for Interventions to Improve Function in Patients With Lung Cancer: A Clinical Practice Guideline.Cancer medicine · 2025Guideline
- Health State Utility Values in Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Literature Review.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2023Pooled it
- The effectiveness of postoperative rehabilitation interventions that include breathing exercises to prevent pulmonary atelectasis in lung cancer resection patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Physical activity in surgical lung cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Preoperative Breathing Exercise on Postoperative Outcomes for Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Curative Intent Lung Resection: A Meta-analysis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- Mapping the research landscape of pulmonary rehabilitation in lung cancer: a bibliometric analysis [1997-2025].Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Use of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Lung Cancer Patients in Korea: Analysis of the National Health Insurance Service Database.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Article
- Multidisciplinary international expert consensus on perioperative airway management.Translational lung cancer research · 2025Review
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of breathing exercises effects on lung function and quality of life in postoperative lung cancer patients.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Prehabilitation: a narrative review focused on exercise therapy for the prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications following lung resection.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
- Perioperative respiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle strength and physical activity of patients receiving lung surgery: A meta-analysis.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- [Efficacy of Physiotherapy Interventions on the Respiratory Musculature Through Respiratory Training Techniques in Post-operative Lung Transplant Recipients: Systematic Review].Open respiratory archivesArticle
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe postoperative self-reported physical activity (PA) level and assess the effects of 2 weeks of postoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in patients at high risk for postoperative pulmonary complications following lung resection.
methodsThis is a descriptive study reporting supplementary data from a randomized controlled trial that included 68 patients (mean age = 70 ± 8 years), randomized to an intervention group (IG; n = 34) or a control group (CG; n = 34). The IG underwent 2 weeks of postoperative IMT added to a standard postoperative physiotherapy given to both groups. The standard physiotherapy consisted of breathing exercises, coughing techniques, and early mobilization. We evaluated self-reported physical activity (Physical Activity Scale 2.1 questionnaire) and health status (EuroQol EQ-5D-5L questionnaire), assessed the day before surgery and 2 weeks postoperatively.
resultsA significant percentage of the patients in the IG reported less sedentary activity 2 weeks postoperatively when compared with the CG (sedentary 6% vs 22%, low activity 56% vs 66%, moderate activity 38% vs 12%, respectively; P = .006). The mean difference in EQ-5D-5L between the IG and CG 2 weeks postoperatively was nonsignificant ( P = .80). The overall preoperative EQ-5D-5L index score for the study population was comparable to a reference population.
conclusionPostoperative IMT seems to prevent a decline in PA level 2 weeks postoperatively in high-risk patients undergoing lung resection. More research is needed to confirm these findings.
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