The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique on Pain and Nausea-Vomiting

Launched by ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY · May 30, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how a specific breathing technique, called the 4-7-8 breathing technique, can help reduce pain and nausea after bariatric surgery, which is a type of weight loss surgery. The researchers will invite 60 patients who are having this surgery to participate. After surgery, participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will practice the breathing technique for a few minutes every hour, while the other group will receive standard care without any special breathing exercises. The study will track how each group feels in terms of pain and nausea during their first day in the hospital.

To be eligible for this trial, participants must be between 18 and 65 years old and undergoing specific types of laparoscopic surgeries. Certain people will not be able to participate, including those with serious neurological issues or those who are transferred to intensive care after surgery. If you choose to take part in this study, you will receive guidance on how to do the breathing technique and will be monitored closely to see how well it works in managing your post-surgery discomfort.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Being aged 18 and above, and under 65 years old
• • Patients undergoing laparoscopic general surgery under general anesthesia (such as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) will be included in the study.
• • Having an ASA Score of I or II
• • Being willing to participate in the study
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Not undergoing laparoscopic surgical intervention,
• • Having neurological or psychological issues,
• • Transferred to the intensive care unit after surgery,
• • Emergency and unplanned cases,
• • Patients diagnosed with cancer will be excluded from the scope of the study.