Inspiratory Muscle Training in Individuals With Cystic Fibrosis

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cystic Fibrosis

Treatments: Device: Inspiratory muscle training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03737630

1a2b3c4d5e

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that affects some organs of the human body. Among them, the lungs tend to be the most affected due to the accumulation of mucus in the airways, which in addition to avoiding the passage of air, favors pulmonary infections. With the evolution of the condition, secondary complications arise, such as postural changes, decreased respiratory muscle strength, decreased functional capacity and, consequently, quality of life. Therefore, respiratory muscle training may be an intervention that improves the respiratory condition of these individuals, allowing an improvement in the quality of life and may delay the evolution of respiratory symptoms. Thus, this study aims to investigate a home protocol of respiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, lung function, quality of life, posture and functional capacity in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis. The researchers believe that the training can cause an improvement in the studied variables, and can be inserted in the usual treatment of these patients.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis, confirmed by the sweat test;
• 14 - 25 years;
• Clinical stability;
• Absence of bacterial colonization for 4 weeks;
• Both sexes;

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to perform the protocol established by the study;
• Present any intercurrence during data collection;
• Being unable to understand and / or perform procedures.
• Colonization during study participation;
• Patient hospitalization due to worsening of the clinical picture.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

GExp

Experimental group

Description:

This group will perform the inspiratory muscle training with moderate load

Treatment:

Device: Inspiratory muscle training

GCon

Active Comparator group

Description:

This group will initiate inspiratory muscle training with low load

Treatment:

Device: Inspiratory muscle training