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The Outcome of Respiratory Muscle Training in Stroke Patients

NCT03491111 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2020-12-01

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Summary

Stroke survivors commonly have respiratory muscle weakness, swallowing disturbance, general weakness, reduced the daily living activities and short of motivation for rehabilitation. Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has been reported to improve the pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, sensation of dyspnea and quality of life in several diseases, but rare in stroke patients. Reviewing previous reports, the protocol, intensity and duration of respiratory muscle training is still variable.

Purpose: To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of respiratory muscle training on cardio-pulmonary function, swallowing function, cough function and reduction of incidence of pneumonia in post-stroke patients.

Methods: A prospective, single blinded, randomized study. Consecutive patients with diagnosis of stroke will be proved by magnetic resonance image or computerized tomography. Stroke patients, aged 35-80 years old, with inspiratory muscle weakness or swallowing disturbance will be enrolled and randomly divided into control group (usual rehabilitation alone) and experimental group \[inspiratory muscle training (IMT) group for patients with inspiratory muscle weakness and expiratory muscle strengthening training (EMT) for patients with swallowing disturbance\]. Each patients will receive usual rehabilitation.

The investigator expect that RMT will be practical for the restoration of respiratory muscle, swallowing function, cough function and voice quality, thereby reduction of the incidence of pneumonia.

Conditions

  • Cerebrovascular Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Respiratory muscle training for EMT+IMT

2 times per day and 5 day per week, 6 weeks, training with breathing trainer.

OTHER

Regular Rehabilitation

Regular Rehabilitation: 2-3 times a week, 6 weeks.

OTHER

Respiratory muscle training for EMT

5 sets, 5 repetition with one or two minute of rest between sets, twice per day, 5 days per week, training with breathing trainer.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Liaw Mei-Yun, MD · Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-01
Primary Completion
2018-07-18
Completion
2018-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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