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Respiratory Muscle Training in Institutionalized Elderly Population

NCT01624272 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 71

Last updated 2014-03-26

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Summary

The global loss of muscle mass and strength associated with aging is a cause of functional impairment and disability, particularly in the frail elderly. Respiratory function can be severely compromised if there is a decrease of respiratory (RM) strength complicated by the presence of comorbidities and physical immobility.

Previous studies have shown that the specific RM training is an effective method to increase RM strength, both in healthy people and patients. In this case, specific RM training may be regarded as a beneficial alternative to improve RM function, and thus prevent physical and clinical deterioration in this population.

The hypothesis is that specific RM training would improve RM strength and endurance in the experimental groups vs. control who do not participate in RM training.

Institutionalized elderly people with an inability to walk were randomly allocated to a control group, a Threshold group or a Pranayama group. Both experimental groups performed a supervised RM training, five days a week for six consecutive weeks. The maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures (MIP and MEP) and the maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) were assessed at four time points in each of three groups.

Conditions

  • Muscle Weakness
  • Syndrome; Institutionalization
  • Other Diagnoses, Comorbidities, and Complications

Interventions

DEVICE

Threshold® Inspiratory Muscle Trainer (Respironics® Health Scan Inc. Cedar Grove, NJ, USA).

Interval-based program consisting of seven cycles of 2-minutes work and 1-minute rest. The sessions took place 5 times per week over a six-week period for a total of 30 sessions. All participants were familiarized with the breathing exercises over a two-day familiarization period at the beginning of the protocol.

OTHER

Yoga Pranayama breathing exercises

Interval-based program. The sessions took place 5 times per week over a six-week period for a total of 30 sessions. All participants were familiarized with the breathing exercises over a two-day familiarization period at the beginning of the protocol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Valencia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • M. Àngels Cebrià i Iranzo, PT, PhD · University of Valencia

  • David A Arnall, PT, PhD · East Tennessee State University

  • Celedonia Igual Camacho, PT, PhD · University of Valencia

  • José M Tomás, PhD · University of Valencia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-11-30
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2010-02-28

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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