Pilot Study to Evaluate a Non-invasive Training System for Inspiratory Muscles in Athletic Women
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sponsor
- University of Vigo
- Enrollment
- 21
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Power breath. Maximum Inspiratory Pressure
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to study whether there are significant differences between the control and experimental groups in terms of the improvement in lung function of the athletes who have performed Inspiratory muscle training with powerbreath. The main question it aims to answer is:
• the study that power breath is effective in providing improvements in inspiratory muscle strength, lung function, exercise capacity, quality of life, analytical parameters, dyspnea, fatigue and activities of daily living and impacting their sporting success.
Researchers will compare specific powerbreath training with nettraining period without this device.
Participants will:
- Perform regular sports training along with powerbreath training for 10 weeks
- A washout period of two months
- Perform regular sports training for 10 weeks
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 16 Years to — (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Female athletes from the Galician Center for Sports Technification (CGTD) in the city of Pontevedra.
- •Sign the informed consent document.
- •Possession of the mental capacity required to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Age below the legal healthcare age (16 years).
- •Lack of skills necessary to operate the no invasive device
Arms & Interventions
Training routine and additionally perform Inspiratory Muscle Training 1
The experimental 1 group will follow their regular training routine and additionally perform Inspiratory Muscle Training using the PwB Medic Plus device. This training consists of 30 breaths, twice daily, with a resistance load set between 40% and 60% of their Maximum Inspiratory Pressure. The intervention will last for 10 weeks
Intervention: Inspiratory Muscle Training 1 (Device)
Training routine and additionally perform Inspiratory Muscle Training 2
The experimental 2 group will follow their regular training routine and additionally perform Inspiratory Muscle Training using the PwB Medic Plus device. This training consists of 30 breaths, twice daily, with a resistance load set between 40% and 60% of their Maximum Inspiratory Pressure. The intervention will last for 10 weeks
Intervention: Inspiratory Muscle Training 2 (Device)
Normal Training routine 1
Normal Training routine 1
Normal Training routine 2
Normal Training routine 2
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Power breath. Maximum Inspiratory Pressure
Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 10 weeks
This training consists of 30 breaths, twice daily, with a resistance load set between 40% and 60% of their Maximum Inspiratory Pressure
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Rocío Abalo
Principal investigator
University of Vigo