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Inspiratory Muscle Training in Heart Failure

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Chronic Heart Failure
Interventions
Device: Sham inspiratory muscle training
Device: Inspiratory muscle training
Registration Number
NCT04839211
Lead Sponsor
Dokuz Eylul University
Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the potential effects of inspiratory muscle training on cardiovascular, respiratory, physical, and psychosocial functions in patients with heart failure.

Detailed Description

Heart failure is a syndrome that leads to decreased cardiac output, inflammation, increased catabolism, and prolonged immobilization, causing inspiratory muscle weakness. Cardiac rehabilitation is a well-known treatment approach in heart failure however, the participation rate in cardiac rehabilitation is low. Therefore, inspiratory muscle training may serve as an alternative approach in patients with heart failure.

Patients will be randomly allocated into the inspiratory muscle training group and control group. The inspiratory muscle training (IMT) group will carry out IMT sessions three days per week for 8 weeks by using an inspiratory threshold loading device. Each session will consist of seven cycles including 2 min of breathing on an inspiratory loading device followed by 1 min of rest and will last 21 min. IMT will be performed at the tolerable maximum load for each 2-min work interval and will be progressively increased over the 8 weeks. The control group will perform unloaded IMT by using an inspiratory threshold loading device during all training sessions. Data will be collected before and after the treatment by a masked outcome assessor.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
  • Clinically stable
  • Functional class II-III according to the New York Heart Association functional classification
  • Having inspiratory muscle weakness (MIP<70%)
  • Volunteer to participation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Severe valvular heart disease
  • Cardiac device such as implantable cardioverter defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • Neurological disease
  • Conditions that may limit the physical mobility

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Sham inspiratory muscle trainingSham inspiratory muscle trainingUnloaded inspiratory muscle training
Inspiratory muscle trainingInspiratory muscle trainingHigh-intensity interval-based inspiratory muscle training
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Arterial stiffnesschange from baseline to 8 weeks

Arterial stiffness will be measured using a SphygmoCor device.

Heart rate variabilitychange from baseline to 8 weeks

Heart rate variability analysis, which gives information about the cardiac autonomic function, will be obtained from a short-term 5-min ECG recording using a SphygmoCor device.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Forced vital capacity (FVC)change from baseline to 8 weeks

Forced vital capacity will be measured using a spirometer

Diaphragm thicknesschange from baseline to 8 weeks

Diaphragm thickness will be measured using a two-dimensional ultrasound machine.

Functional capacitychange from baseline to 8 weeks

Functional capacity will be assessed with 6 minute walk test.

Maximal inspiratory pressurechange from baseline to 8 weeks

Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) will be measured using an electronic mouth pressure device. A higher inspiratory pressure indicates better inspiratory muscle strength.

Maximal expiratory pressurechange from baseline to 8 weeks

Maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) will be measured using an electronic mouth pressure device. A higher expiratory pressure indicates better expiratory muscle strength.

Dyspneachange from baseline to 8 weeks

Dyspnea will be assessed with the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) scale.

mMRC is a scale of 5 items (0-4). Higher scores indicate higher dyspnea perception.

Disease-specific quality of lifechange from baseline to 8 weeks

Disease-specific quality of life will be assessed with Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire. It is a 21-item questionnaire. Each item is scored from 0-5 (a 5-point severity scale). The highest score is 105.

Forced expiratory flow at 25-75% of the vital capacity (FEF 25-75%)change from baseline to 8 weeks

Forced expiratory flow at 25-75% of the vital capacity will be measured using a spirometer

Quadriceps muscle strengthchange from baseline to 8 weeks

Quadriceps muscle strength will be measured using a dynamometer. Higher values indicate better quadriceps muscle strength.

Fatiguechange from baseline to 8 weeks

Fatigue will be assessed with Fatigue Impact Scale. Fatigue Impact Scale is a 40-item questionnaire. Each item is scored from 0-4 (a 4-point severity scale). The highest score is 160.

Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)change from baseline to 8 weeks

The pulmonary function will be measured using a spirometer

Respiratory muscle endurancechange from baseline to 8 weeks

Respiratory muscle endurance will be measured using an inspiratory muscle training device (PowerBreath). Higher values indicate better respiratory muscle endurance.

Balancechange from baseline to 8 weeks

Balance performance will be assessed with a Balance Master System.

Physical activitychange from baseline to 8 weeks

Physical activity will be assessed with an activity monitor (SenseWear Armband) for consecutive 7 days.

Frailtychange from baseline to 8 weeks

Physical frailty will be assessed with Field Frailty Phenotype. Field Frailty Phenotype consists of 5 criteria and scores 0 to 5. A score of 3-5 indicates frailty.

Health-related quality of lifechange from baseline to 8 weeks

Health-related quality of life will be assessed with Short-Form 36 Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36). SF-36 consists of 8 domains. Higher scores indicate a better health-related quality of life.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dokuz Eylul University, School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

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Izmir, Turkey

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