# Effect of PEP on Oxygen Saturation and Carbon Dioxide After Abdominal Surgery

> **NCT03176589** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Umeå University** · enrollment: 80 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** positive expiratory pressure (PEP)
- **DEVICE:** Placebo comparator, Deep inspiration and expression in a placebo tube without resistance
- **OTHER:** Deep breathing maneuvers

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03176589
- **Lead sponsor:** Umeå University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2017-06-12
- **Primary completion:** 2018-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2018-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03176589

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03176589, "Effect of PEP on Oxygen Saturation and Carbon Dioxide After Abdominal Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03176589. Licensed CC0.

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