Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Elders

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging; Sensitivity Training Groups; Muscular Atrophy

Treatments: Other: Training sham; Other: Inspiratory muscle training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01791010

IMT in elders

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 60 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

Inspiratory muscle training

Experimental group

Description:

Inspiratory muscle training for 8 weeks using a device that provides a linear resistance in the inspiratory phase. 7 days a week. 8 sets of 2 minutes twice a day. Intensity was at 40% of Maximal Inspiratory Pressure.

Treatment:

Other: Inspiratory muscle training

Training sham

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Training sham for 8 weeks using a device without provides resistance. 7 days a week. 8 sets of 2 minutes twice a day. Intensity was canceled.

Treatment:

Other: Training sham