Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Obese Patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Obesity
• Interventions: Other: Respiratory muscle training

• Registration Number: NCT01026155
• Lead Sponsor: Fondation Edith Seltzer

Brief Summary

Obese patients are known to have increased work of breathing inducing dyspnea, exercise intolerance and impaired quality of life. Respiratory muscle training is known to increase respiratory muscle capacity, reduce dyspnoea and improve exercise performance in healthy subjects and respiratory patients. The investigators hypothesized that Respiratory muscle training would reduce dyspnoea, increase exercise tolerance and quality of life in obese patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-12
• Study First Submitted: 2009-12-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-12-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2009-12-03
• Study First Posted: 2009-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 2009-12-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Obese patients (BMI > 30 kg/m2), without respiratory pathology (VEMS > 80% predicted, VEMS/CV > 80%)
• men or women
• age between 18 and 60 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• Respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal diseases
• Alcoholism

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Respiratory muscle traininig	Respiratory muscle training	Low caloric diet and physical activities + Respiratory muscle endurance training by means of isocapnic voluntary hyperpnoea
Control	Respiratory muscle training	Low caloric diet and physical activities

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dyspnea at rest and during exercise

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exercise performance (6-min walking distance) Quality of life (SF36 questionnaire)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Bois de l'Ours; 🇫🇷 Briançon, France