Respiratory Muscle Training in the Elderly: a Strategy for Preservation of Inspiratory and Expiratory Pressures Impacting on Mobility and Thickness of the Diaphragm.

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco1 site in 1 country22 target enrollmentJanuary 2012

ConditionsMuscular Atrophy Sensitivity Training Groups Aging

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Muscular Atrophy
Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Enrollment: 22
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: respiratory muscle strength
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 13 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Aging causes anatomical and physiological changes in the respiratory system and respiratory muscle strength with decline in its maximum function. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, thickness of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic mobility in older women. The investigators' hypothesis is that inspiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle strength, the thickness of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic mobility in older women.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2012

End Date

December 2012

Last Updated

13 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Single Group

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Helga Cecília Muniz de Souza

Principal Investigator

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Elderly women are able to walk without aid and cognitive integrity.

Exclusion Criteria

•Participation in other training or rehabilitation protocol;
•Contraindication or difficult to perform the evaluation;
•Difficulty adapting or adherence in training protocol;
•Hemodynamic instability;
•Degenerative neuromuscular disease;
•Pulmonary comorbidities;
•Heart disease;
•Users of drugs that interfere in bone metabolism or muscle strength.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

respiratory muscle strength

Time Frame: Change from Baseline Respiratory Muscle Strength at 2 months

Secondary Outcomes

Diafragmatic excursion and thickness of the diaphragm in the zone of apposition by ultrasonography(Change from Baseline Diafragmatic Excursion and Thickness of the Diaphragm at 2 months)