Dysfunctional Breathing in Individuals With Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT06992752

Last Updated: 2025-05-28

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

54 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-02

Study Completion Date

2025-10-02

Brief Summary

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The aim of this observational study was to learn about the characteristics of dysfunctional breathing in individuals with thoracic outlet syndrome. The main question to be answered is:

Is there a dysfunctional breathing pattern in individuals with Thoracic outlet syndrome? These features will be compared with a healthy control group to evaluate the association of Thoracic outlet syndrome with dysfunctional breathing

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

No interventions assigned to this group

Healthy control

Healthy control

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* To agree to participate in the study,
* To have been diagnosed with TOS by a thoracic surgeon,
* To be between 18-65 years old,
* Having pain for more than 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with a history of spinal or thoracic surgery for TOS or any other reason,
* People with traumatic cervical injury,
* Severely obese people (BMI \>40 kg/m2),
* People with clinical abnormalities in the thoracic cage or vertebral column,
* Persons with occupational industrial exposures,
* Patients with severe comorbidities (neurological, neuromuscular, -cardiorespiratory, psychiatric and musculoskeletal) diabetes mellitus and/or malignancies
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hacettepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Melda Saglam

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Melda Sağlam, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hacettepe University

Locations

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Hacettepe University

Ankara, Altındağ, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Melda Sağlam, Professor

Role: CONTACT

+903123052525 ext. 146

Facility Contacts

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Melda Sağlam, Professor

Role: primary

+903123052525 ext. 146

Ebru Çalık Kütükcü, Professor

Role: backup

+903122525 ext. 195

Other Identifiers

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SBA-24/775

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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