Effect of preoperative inspiratory muscle training combined with education course on postoperative pulmonary complications in high-risk patients with lung cancer after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Surgery provides the best chance of survival for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer patients, resulting in a large number of patients requiring surgical resection each year. Preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) is recognized as an important component of the preoperative management of lung cancer, although there is limited evidence for the delivery of a home-based IMT combined with preoperative education. We developed a programme combining short-term home-based IMT and preoperative physiotherapy education ("the programme") for lung patients with lung cancer. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the programme in reducing postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATs) compared to standard care.

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SUBMITTER: Lu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12856261 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature