Effect of SMS Use on Postoperative Respiratory and Cough Exercise Compliance

NCT05915221 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2021/526
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

Aim: This randomized controlled trial study aimed to evaluate the effect of SMS use on compliance with postoperative breathing and coughing exercises and patient satisfaction in patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy for lung cancer surgery. Material and methods: In the study, 62 patients who underwent lobectomy in a university hospital's thoracic surgery clinic between 01.02.2022 and 03.04.2023. The intervention group was chosen to be the group that received SMS messages.

Conditions

Pulmonary Cancer; Surgery

Keywords

short message service; breathing and coughing exercises; pulmonary lobectomy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• primary outcome measure

  The primary point of the study was defined as evaluating the effect of sending SMSs, on compliance with postoperative breathing and coughing exercises undergoing pulmonary lobectomy surgery.A postoperative exercise follow-up chart includes the breathing, coughing, triflow exercises performed by the patients on the 1st and 4th postoperative days and the hours of the exercises. The mean number of breathing and coughing exercises on the first and fourth postoperative days was recorded.

  change from after implamentation 1st and 4rd days of operation.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• secondary outcome measure

  change from after implamentation 4rd days of operation.

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group was chosen to be the group that did not receive SMS.

SMS group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group was chosen to be the group that received SMS messages.

Procedure: SMS

Interventions

SMS PROCEDURE

Receive SMS

SMS group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• undergoing elective pulmonary lobectomy,
• having preoperative normal lung capacity (pulmonary function test result FEV1/FVC \>70%),
• being compatible with the use of triflow, undergoing pulmonary lobectomy for the first time,
• volunteering to participate in the study,
• having mental competence,
• not having Turkish communication problems,
• having a personal mobile phone and accepting to send SMS,
• being an adult (≥18)

You may not qualify if:

• If any SMSs are not received during the study period, the patient will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Trakya University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Trakya University

Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Turkey, Trakya University

Edirne, 22030, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lung Neoplasms; Respiratory Aspiration

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract Neoplasms; Thoracic Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiration Disorders; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professoR

Model Details: The group that received SMS was selected as the intervention group. Patients in the control group did not receive any SMS within the scope of the study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 2, 2023
• First Posted: June 22, 2023
• Study Start: February 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 3, 2023
• Study Completion: April 3, 2023
• Last Updated: June 22, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (2)