Evaluation of cough peak flow and effect of cough training on community dwelling elderly people
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Community dwelling elderly people
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000037070
- Lead Sponsor
- Fkushima medical university
- Brief Summary
The participants were 13 elderly people. Only 7 participants completed 3 months cough training including cough training using peak flow meter, chest expansion exercise, diaphragmatic breathing exercise, abdominal muscle exercise. Cough peak flow as the main outcome was not significant improvement. Secondary outcomes including pulmonary function(spirometry), diaphragmatic movement and lateral abdominal muscle thickness measured by ultrasound imaging were also not significant improvement.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 13
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Persons who have no intention of cooperation to the survey and have physical dysfunction that may influence to outcome measures.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cough peak flow
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pulmonary function(spirometry) Diaphragmatic movement Lateral abdominal muscle thickness