Effects of a new respiratory muscle training device in community-dwelling elderly me
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- KCT0003901
- Lead Sponsor
- Pusan National University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. Community-dwelling men over 60 years of age
2. Those who were able to walk without a mobility aid.
Exclusion Criteria
1. known cardiopulmonary disease causing chest pain or dyspnea during activity
2. uncontrolled musculoskeletal pain
3. the presence of diseases, such as glaucoma, aneurysm, or pulmonary artery hypertension, which would prohibit the Valsalva maneuver
4. participation in other clinical trials within the last four weeks
5. In the case of subject is deemed to be having trouble participating in the test until the end.
6. The level of dyspnea during activity was more than two points on the modified Medical Research Council dyspnea scale
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP);maximal expiratory pressure (MEP)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Peak Cough Flow;Diaphragm Thickness ;Aerobic capacity though Chester step test;Phase angles and skeletal muscle mass ;Muscle activity of the left Sternoclavicularmastoid muscle;forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1)