Effects of IMT on Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-IMT)

Tarsus University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Treatments: Other: standart care; Other: inspiratory muscle training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07035340

2024/42

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients who are followed up in the cardiology clinic with a diagnosis of CHF, who have had a CRT implant at least 1 year ago, and who do not receive cardiac rehabilitation will be included. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on exercise capacity, respiratory muscle strength, NTproBNP and quality of life.

Groups Intervention group: Treatment with IMT Control group: Standard care Study hypothesis;

1. Does IMT have an effect on exercise capacity and quality of life in patients with CRT?
2. Does IMT have an effect on NTproBNP in patients with CRT?

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who were followed up in the cardiology clinic with a diagnosis of CHF,
• CRT implanted at least 1 year ago,
• did not receive cardiac rehabilitation,
• 45-75 years old,
• communicate in Turkish,
• NYHA II-III

Exclusion criteria

• orthopedic and neurological disorders that may prevent walking,
• acute respiratory tract infection in the last month,
• NYHA I were not included in this study because they were generally not hospitalised and the problems were managed with outpatient diagnosis and treatment, and patients with class IV were not included in this study because they showed severe symptoms for medical and ethical reasons and they were not wanted to be forced with this long-lasting survey application process.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

İntervention group

Experimental group

Description:

inspiratory muscle training

Treatment:

Other: inspiratory muscle training

Control group

Other group

Description:

Standart care

Treatment:

Other: standart care