Inspiratory Muscle Training in Burned Adults (Burns)

Qassim University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Burn Injuries

Treatments: Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation; Other: inspiratory exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06315712

004201

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study outlines burn injury impact, emphasizes need for long-term rehabilitation. Study assesses inspiratory muscle training efficacy in improving respiratory strength, lung function, and exercise capacity in adult burn patients.

Full description

The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of adding inspiratory muscle training to pulmonary rehabilitation in adult burn patients. Fifty-two participants were randomly assigned to either inspiratory muscle training plus pulmonary rehabilitation or pulmonary rehabilitation alone for 8 weeks. Inspiratory muscle training consisted of using a Powerbreathe device for inspiratory muscle strengthening.

Enrollment: 52 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 49 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Burn-injured adults aged 20-49.
• Admitted to the clinic after acute treatment.
• Recovering from burns affecting at least 20% total body surface area.
• Partial or full-thickness burns.

Exclusion criteria

• Smokers.
• had open or unhealed wounds.
• had any known neurological deficit.
• neuromuscular diseases.
• musculoskeletal deformities.
• pulmonary diseases.
• severe cardiac problems.
• inability to participate in regular exercise.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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52 participants in 2 patient groups

Respiratory muscle training group

Experimental group

Description:

Received inspiratory muscle training plus pulmonary rehabilitation program. Powerbreathe device was used for the exercise of the inspiratory muscle strength. Strengthening the inspiratory muscles with the Powerbreathe is similar to weightlifting to strengthen other muscles in the body.

Treatment:

Other: inspiratory exercise

Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation

Pulmonary rehabilitation group

Experimental group

Description:

Received pulmonary rehabilitation program for five sessions per week for 8 weeks. Four resistive exercises, aerobic exercise, and deep breathing exercises, aerobic conditioning exercises on the treadmill. All exercises were performed using variable resistance machines.

Treatment:

Other: Pulmonary rehabilitation