Physiological Demands Related to Exercises in Singing for Lung Health (PHRESH)

Imperial College London

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: Singing participation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04121351

ICREC ref:19IC5429

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will assess the physiological demands related to Singing for Lung Health participation.

Full description

This study will assess the physiological demands experienced by healthy volunteers participating in components of a Singing for Lung Health session. Oxygen consumption, heart rate, and fixed body sensor output puts related to balance and movement intensity will be assessed. The same parameters will also be assessed during walking on a treadmill at different speeds for comparison.

Enrollment: 8 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Healthy adult
• Able to undertake singing components
• Able to undertake walking test
• No contraindications to exercise
• No contraindications to spirometry as per American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society criteria
• Capacity to consent to exercise testing.

Exclusion criteria

• Any health condition that would preclude them from singing or impede physical activity
• Inability to comply or follow singing exercise instructions
• Active musculoskeletal disease impairing exercise.