# The Effectiveness of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Mitral Valve Surgery

> **NCT02278835** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Sao Paulo General Hospital** · enrollment: 110 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Mitral Valve Disease

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** breathing exercises
- **DEVICE:** incentive spirometry
- **DEVICE:** Intermittent positive pressure breathing
- **DEVICE:** Continuous positive airway pressure

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02278835
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-03
- **Primary completion:** 2014-01
- **Final completion:** 2014-09
- **Target enrollment:** 110 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2014-10-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02278835

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02278835, "The Effectiveness of Respiratory Physiotherapy in Mitral Valve Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02278835. Licensed CC0.

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