Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Obese Patients

Obese patients are known to have increased work of breathing inducing dyspnea, exercise intolerance and impaired quality of life. Respiratory muscle training is known to increase respiratory muscle capacity, reduce dyspnoea and improve exercise performance in healthy subjects and respiratory patients. The investigators hypothesized that Respiratory muscle training would reduce dyspnoea, increase exercise tolerance and quality of life in obese patients.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre Bois de l'Ours

Briançon, 05107, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Obese patients (BMI > 30 kg/m2), without respiratory pathology (VEMS > 80% predicted, VEMS/CV > 80%)
men or women
age between 18 and 60 years old

Exclusion criteria

Respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal diseases
Alcoholism

Treatment and study plan

respiratory muscle training

Other

Respiratory muscle endurance training by means of isocapnic voluntary hyperpnoea

Primary outcomes

Dyspnea at rest and during exercise

Secondary outcomes

Exercise performance (6-min walking distance) Quality of life (SF36 questionnaire)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fondation Edith Seltzer

Other

Registry information

Important dates

First posted: Dec 4, 2009
Registry last updated: Dec 4, 2009

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

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.

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.

Completed