Strengthening muscles involved in breathing to improve cough effectiveness, speaking and swallowing in people with Parkinson's disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Idiopathic Parkinson's disease; Nervous System Diseases; Parkinson's disease

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13361839
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad Andres Bello

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31155431 results (added 27/09/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-31
• Study Completion: 2018-10-08
• Last Update Posted: 5 September 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

1. Idiopathic Parkinson's disease confirmed by a neurologist and in the on stage of the disease with a moderate level of disability (stage II and III Hoehn and Yahr scale)
2. Ability to understand and respond to the instructions given in the study
3. Stable dose and type of antiparkinsonian medication
4. Stable disease at the moment of inclusion in this study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Other concomitant neurological disease
2. Current smoker
3. History of cardiovascular pathology, lung disease or the presence of respiratory symptoms such as cough, phlegm, wheezing or dyspnoea at the time of assessment
4. Difficulty in maintaining a proper mouth seal or unable to avoid air leakage during pulmonary function testing

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified