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NCT Number: NCT01791010

Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Elders

Aging causes anatomical and physiological changes in the respiratory system and respiratory muscle strength with decline in its maximum function. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, thickness of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic mobility in older women. The investigators' hypothesis is that inspiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle strength, the thickness of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic mobility in older women.

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Key information

Conditions

Muscular Atrophy Aging Atrophy Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Neuromuscular Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Anatomical Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensitivity Training Groups Signs and Symptoms

Age range

60 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Federal University of Pernambuco

Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Elderly women are able to walk without aid and cognitive integrity.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participation in other training or rehabilitation protocol;
  • Contraindication or difficult to perform the evaluation;
  • Difficulty adapting or adherence in training protocol;
  • Smoking;
  • Hemodynamic instability;
  • Degenerative neuromuscular disease;
  • Pulmonary comorbidities;
  • Heart disease;
  • Users of drugs that interfere in bone metabolism or muscle strength.

Treatment and study plan

Inspiratory Muscle Training

Other

Other names: respiratory muscle training

Training sham

Other

Conducting fake training with the aim of blind the control group

Primary outcomes

  1. respiratory muscle strength

    Time frame: Change from Baseline Respiratory Muscle Strength at 2 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Diafragmatic excursion and thickness of the diaphragm in the zone of apposition by ultrasonography

    Time frame: Change from Baseline Diafragmatic Excursion and Thickness of the Diaphragm at 2 months

    Ultrasound was used to evaluate diaphragm thickness non-invasively in the zone of apposition during tidal breathing and with changes in lung volume.

    During respiration to total lung capacity, measurement of the diafragmatic excursion was made by ultrasonography.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Respiratory Muscle Training in the Elderly: a Strategy for Preservation of Inspiratory and Expiratory Pressures Impacting on Mobility and Thickness of the Diaphragm.

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Feb 13, 2013
Registry last updated
Feb 13, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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