NCT07569705Recruiting
Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on PODD in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Postoperative Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Researchers aim to evaluate impact of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulator on the incidence of postoperative diaphragmatic dysfunction in patients living with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 70 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 26 Apr 2026
- Start date
- 17 May 2026
- Primary completion date
- 15 Aug 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07569705
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 70
- From 17 May 2026 to the primary completion date, 15 Aug 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Patient with pulmonary diseases (COPD, bronchial asthma, and interstitial fibrosis)
Other
- Limited diaphragmatic ultrasound views
- Patient refusal
Who the study is looking for
- Body mass index \> 40 kg/m2
- ASA II
Age in the registry: 20 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo University Hospitals Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cairo | Egypt | Not yet recruiting |
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