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NCT Number: NCT07300748

Effectiveness of Cardiopulmonary Exercises for Children With Pectus Excavatum

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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Key information

Conditions

Pectus Excavatum Deformity Bone Diseases Bone Diseases, Developmental Congenital Abnormalities Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Funnel Chest Musculoskeletal Abnormalities Musculoskeletal Diseases

Age range

5 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Ankara, Yenimahalle, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Children aged 5-18 years with pectus excavatum deformity
  • Children undergoing conservative treatment (vacuum orthosis, exercise)
  • Patients whose families have signed a consent form agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Known cardiac disease
  • Presence of an additional syndrome (Marfan syndrome, etc.)
  • Cobb angle ≥10°
  • Refusal to participate in the study
  • Presence of mixed deformity (pectus arcuatum)
  • Those with an indication for surgery

Treatment and study plan

Cardiopulmonary exercises at hospital

Other

Patients will exercise using a bicycle ergometer. In addition, the same physiotherapist will demonstrate breathing and posture exercises for them to perform at home.

Pulmonary and posture exercises at home

Other

The physiotherapist will demonstrate the breathing and posture exercises to be performed at home.

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximal inspiration and expiration pressure

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

Secondary outcomes

  1. 6 minute walking test

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

  2. New York Posture Scale

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

  3. Measurement of chest expansion in centimetres using a tape measure

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

  4. 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

  5. Cobb angle analysis using the Diers Formatrix 4D device (Wiesbaden, Germany)

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

  6. Thoracic kyphosis angle

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

  7. body lenght

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

  8. Saggital balance angle using the Diers Formatrix 4D device (Wiesbaden, Germany)

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

  9. Coronal balance angle using the Diers Formatrix 4D device (Wiesbaden, Germany)

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

  10. pelvic obliquity angle using the Diers Formatrix 4D device (Wiesbaden, Germany)

    Time frame: first day of exercises program and 5th week of exercises program

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

The Effectiveness of Cardiopulmonary Exercise in Children With Pectus Excavatum: A Single-Blind, Randomised Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Dec 24, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 17, 2026

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