Effect of inspiratory muscle training combined with whole-body endurance training program on balance in interstitial lung disease

Patients with documented ILD will be recruited fromMetro Centre for Respiratory Disease, Noida , UP, and will be informed aboutthe study. Subjects will be explained the purpose and methodology and possiblerisks of the study. They will be given an informed consent form explainingtheir rights as research subjects. They will be selected based on inclusioncriteria and exclusion criteria and divided into two groups: (experimentalgroup 1, G=23) and (Control group 2, G2=23). All identifying information on theconsent form and demographic history/ screening questionnaires will be keptconfidential. Before initial training, each patient will undergo a primaryhealth evaluation, PARQ (Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire) andinterview (including complete pharmacological and family history). The initialassessment will be done on first visit. It will include anthropometricmeasures. Balance will be assessed by Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Timed Up and Go(TUG), Single Leg Stance test (SLS) and Activities-specific Balance Confidence(ABC) Scale. Besides Maximal inspiratory pressure and Six-minute walk test willbe assessed. Control group and experimental groups will be allowed to practicetheir usual routines and medications. An 8-week pulmonary rehabilitation willbe given to both the groups, but the inspiratory muscle training (by IMTPowerbreathe medic) will be addition only in the experimental group. Thestudy will be carried out in the Pulmonary Rehab of Metro Centre forRespiratory Diseases, Noida, UP, India.