Tracks physical strength and lungs after lung artery surgery
Follows people recovering from pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Frailty, Physical Capacity and Lung Function in Postoperative Pulmonary Endarterectomy Patients
Key facts
- Where
- São Paulo, BrazilSee the site
Where in Brazil
- Instituto do Coração - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo, BrazilTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT06286891
- Record updated
- 22 June 2026
- Original description
The goal of this observational and prospective study is to investigate changes in physical performance, lung function, respiratory and peripheral muscle strength in patients during the postoperative period following pulmonary endarterectomy (PET).Read full original descriptionShow less
Evaluation of Frailty, Physical Capacity and Lung Function in Postoperative Pulmonary Endarterectomy Patients: an Observational and Prospective Clinical Study
The goal of this observational and prospective study is to investigate changes in physical performance, lung function, respiratory and peripheral muscle strength in patients during the postoperative period following pulmonary endarterectomy (PET).
Inclusion: Age ≥ 18 years; Both genders; Elective pulmonary endarterectomy surgery; Absence of cognitive or peripheral motor impairment that prevents the performance of functional tests in the preoperative period.
Exclusion: Presence of cognitive or peripheral motor impairment that prevents the performance of functional tests in the postoperative period; Reoperation for any reason.