An interventional study of Cardiopulmonary exercises at hospital and Pulmonary and posture exercises at home in Pectus Excavatum Deformity, sponsored by Ankara Etlik City Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to participants aged 5 Years to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-17.
Sponsored by Ankara Etlik City Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation on respiratory function, exercise tolerance and posture in patients with pectus excavatum.
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The working group will be provided with a personalised exercise plan by a physiotherapist specialising in that field at the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation unit, to be carried out twice a week for five weeks. Patients will work on a bicycle ergometer. In addition, the same physiotherapist will demonstrate breathing and posture exercises for patients to perform at home.
Other: Cardiopulmonary exercises at hospital
The physiotherapist will only demonstrate the breathing and posture exercises that patients in the control group will perform at home.
Other: Pulmonary and posture exercises at home
Patients will exercise using a bicycle ergometer. In addition, the same physiotherapist will demonstrate breathing and posture exercises for them to perform at home.
The physiotherapist will demonstrate the breathing and posture exercises to be performed at home.
Maximal inspiration and expiration pressure
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
6 minute walking test
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
New York Posture Scale
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
Measurement of chest expansion in centimetres using a tape measure
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
Assessment of symptoms (exercise intolerance, psychological impact, resting dyspnoea, chest pain, spinal pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, palpitations, dyspnoea) using a visual analogue scale
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
Cobb angle analysis using the Diers Formatrix 4D device (Wiesbaden, Germany)
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
Thoracic kyphosis angle
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
body lenght
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
Saggital balance angle using the Diers Formatrix 4D device (Wiesbaden, Germany)
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
Coronal balance angle using the Diers Formatrix 4D device (Wiesbaden, Germany)
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
pelvic obliquity angle using the Diers Formatrix 4D device (Wiesbaden, Germany)
Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program
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