Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients
ConditionAnesthesia and Analgesia
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age50-90
SponsorUniversity of Southern California
About this trial
Rationale: While total knee replacements (TKA) are one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the United States, this procedure can also be very painful. Postoperative mobilization and rehabilitation is vital to a patient's recovery, but inadequate pain control can impede patients' progress. Diaphragmatic breathing is an additional non-pharmacological and non-invasive tool with no adverse effects that could aid in recovery. This will serve as a pilot study for a possible larger controlled trials.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients (participants) undergoing total knee arthroplasty with a continuous peripheral nerve block catheter
Disqualifiers
Inability to perform or learn diaphragmatic breathing exercises or do not wish to participate in diaphragmatic breathing or study protocol
Pregnant patients
Patients without continuous peripheral nerve block catheter
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Diaphragmatic Breathing
Treatment groups
50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov