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The Effect of Postoperative Incentive Spirometry on Pulmonary Function and Pulmonary Complications in Bariatric Surgery

NCT02431455 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 224

Last updated 2016-08-25

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Summary

This study evaluates the omission of incentive spirometry use following bariatric surgery. Half of participants will receive an incentive spirometer while the other half will not. Oxygen saturation and pulmonary complications after surgery will be measured to examine the effectiveness of incentive spirometry.

Conditions

  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Complications of Bariatric Procedures
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis
  • Pneumonia

Interventions

DEVICE

Incentive spirometer

Incentive spirometer is provided to the patient, this is the current standard of care, and is the control arm.

DEVICE

No incentive spirometer

No incentive spirometer is provided to the patient, this is the study arm.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lahey Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD · Lahey Clinic General Surgery

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-06-30
Primary Completion
2016-05-31
Completion
2016-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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