Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease (IMT-ILD)

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sarcoidosis; Pneumonia, Interstitial; Pulmonary Disease; Interstitial Fibrosis; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Interstitial Lung Disease

Treatments: Other: Inspiratory muscle training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04481074

UFMG_IMT-ILD

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of inspiratory muscle training program in inspiratory muscle endurance, breathlessness, inspiratory muscle strength, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with interstitial lung disease. Patients are evaluated before the inspiratory muscle training and after 8 weeks of training.

Full description

Inspiratory Muscle Training has been described as an effective intervention and contribute to the improvement of inspiratory muscle function and breathlessness in patients with chronic lung disease. The aim of this study is to evaluate, the effects of inspiratory muscle endurance, breathlessness, inspiratory muscle strength, functional capacity and quality of life in patients with interstitial lung disease. It is a quasi-experimental study. Patients with interstitial lung disease are recruited from interstitial disease ambulatory. In each session patients performs two times 30 breaths with a minute rest between them. The load is set according with 50% of actual PImax, the Borg score should be between 4 and 6, otherwise the load will decrease (if Borg more than 6) or increase (if Borg less than 4). New PImax is measured weekly and the new load is defined following the same protocol for 8 weeks. Patients are evaluated before the inspiratory muscle training and after 8 weeks of training.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical and radiological diagnosis of interstitial lung disease established by a pulmonologist;
• Absence of clinical exacerbations of the disease in the four weeks prior to the initial data collection;
• Present medical research council scale more than 2;
• Absence of a associated or self reported cardiac, orthopedic and psychiatric diseases,
• Not participating in pulmonary rehabilitation programs;
• Do not use supplemental oxygen therapy while resting.

Exclusion criteria

• Inability of the participant to understand or perform the procedures proposed during the evaluations and training program.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 1 patient group

Inspiratory muscle training group

Experimental group

Description:

Group intervention: home-based interval inspiratory muscle training during 8 weeks, two sessions with two sets of 30 breaths with one minute rest between them. Load set is determinated weekly, aiming 50% of actual PImax and according to Borg Score.

Treatment:

Other: Inspiratory muscle training