Efficiency of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Elderly People

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Device: Threshold inspiratory muscle training

• Registration Number: NCT02424981
• Lead Sponsor: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

Brief Summary

Efficiency of inspiratory muscle training in elderly people. Outcomes are lung function, muscle strength and chest expansion.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-04
• Study First Submitted: 2015-04-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-04-22
• Study First Posted: 2015-04-23
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Status Verified: 2015-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-09-14
• Last Update Posted: 2015-09-15
• Study Completion: 2015-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

• healthy

Exclusion Criteria

• pulmonary diseases
• cognitive disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
inspiratory muscle training	Threshold inspiratory muscle training	Muscle training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
lung function will be measured by spirometry	One month
chest expansion will be measured by a tape measure	One month