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Inspiratory Muscle Training After Gastroplasty

NCT01084447 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2010-03-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of post-operative inspiratory muscle training on muscle strength and endurance in patients with obesity submitted to gastroplasty.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

inspiratory muscle training

This daily respiratory exercise was performed from the 2nd day following surgery by using a linear pressure resistance device (Threshold ® IMT - Health Scan Products; USA)was initially set at 40% of the maximal inspiratory pressure, obtained in the 2nd post-operative day, being adjusted to every new maximal inspiratory pressure measurement.

DEVICE

control group

In placebo muscular training the daily respiratory exercise was performed from the 2nd day following surgery by using a linear pressure resistance device (Threshold ® IMT - Health Scan Products; USA)no load until the 30th post-operative day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sao Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ada C Gastaldi, PHD · Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto-University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
58 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-01-31
Primary Completion
2004-08-31
Completion
2005-08-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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