Effects of Inspiratory Muscle and Endurance Training in Heart Failure Patients With Pacemaker

Gazi University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pacemaker

Treatments: Device: Inspiratory muscle endurance training; Device: Inspiratory muscle strength training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03501355

Gazi University 7

Details and patient eligibility

About

It is well-known that not only peripheral muscles, but also respiratory muscles muscle weakness and deconditioning play an important role in low exercise capacity of patients with Heart Failure (HF). Exercise training has been shown to improve exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with heart disease. However, hearth failure patients with pacemaker such as implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), cardiac resynchronization pacemakers or defibrillators (CRT-P or CRT-D) have additional specific issues when performing exercise. No study investigated the effects of different inspiratory muscle training protocols. For this reason, we aimed to investigate the effects of inspiratory muscle training on outcomes in hearth failure patients with pacemaker

Full description

Heart failure patients with pacemaker will be included. Primary outcome measurement is respiratory muscle strength, secondary outcomes are functional exercise capacity, peripheral muscle strength, pulmonary functions, maximal exercise capacity, fatigue, quality of life, depression, physical activity.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Heart failure patients with Pacemaker who are clinically stable
• After 12 weeks of pacemaker implantation
• No change in medications over one month

Exclusion criteria

Patients with

• Severe cognitive disorders
• Pulmonary, neurological and orthopedic diseases
• Pregnant and lactating patients
• Acute infection or exacerbation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Strength training group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intervention:Inspiratory muscle strength training group received inspiratory muscle training (IMT) using POWERbreathe Classic threshold loading device

Treatment:

Device: Inspiratory muscle strength training

Endurance training group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Intervention: Inspiratory muscle endurance training group received inspiratory muscle endurance training (IMT) using POWERbreathe Classic threshold loading device

Treatment:

Device: Inspiratory muscle endurance training