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Diaphragmatic Breathing Program In Older People

NCT03782779 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2020-05-20

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Summary

In the present study a program of respiratory physical therapy based on diaphragmatic breathing is applied in institutionalized old people, evaluating lung function parameters (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC) and oxygen saturation.

The hypothesis is that a diaphragmatic breathing program applied in elderly people can improve the respiratory system's function and consequently improve their daily life. This program will include learning and performing a diaphragmatic-abdominal breathing, and incorporating the new breathing pattern to a upper and lower limbs maintenance exercises as well as to daily life activities.

Methods: randomized and controlled clinical study of respiratory parameters of institutionalized old people. The subjects will be divided into 2 groups: 1) diaphragmatic breathing program and upper and lower limbs maintenance exercises 2) control group which do upper and lower limbs maintenance exercises. There will be 3 treatment sessions during 8 weeks, with evaluations before the study and after 8 weeks, which include: lung function parameters (forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in one second, Tiffeneau Index) and pulseoximeter (which includes oxygen saturation and cardiac frequency).

Conditions

  • Aging

Interventions

OTHER

Breathing program and regular exercise

This program will be supervised by a physical therapist and will include learning and performing a diaphragmatic-abdominal breathing, and incorporating the new breathing pattern to a upper and lower limbs regular exercises as well as to daily life activities.

OTHER

Regular Exercise

Regular upper and lower limbs exercises supervised by a physical therapist

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Valencia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anna Arnal-Gómez, PhD · University of Valencia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-03
Primary Completion
2019-01-07
Completion
2019-03-10

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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