Investigation Of Pulmonary Function, Respiratory Muscle Strength, Lung Age, Balance, And Quality Of Life In Paralympic Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 24
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) (L)
研究概览
简要总结
Paralympic athletes actively participate in many sports despite their physical limitations and continue to develop both individually and athletically. Assessing the physical and functional capacities of these athletes is important in terms of performance and health. This study aimed to examine the relationships between respiratory function, respiratory muscle strength, lung age, balance, and quality of life in Paralympic athletes. Additionally, it was evaluated whether there were significant differences in these parameters according to disability type and gender.
The study included 24 Paralympic athletes from the disciplines of athletics, swimming, archery, and wheelchair basketball. Participants had various orthopeadic and neurological disability types, including cerebral palsy, lower extremity amputation, spinal cord injuries (C5-T6 and T7 and below), hypotonia, poliomyelitis, spina bifida, brachial plexus injury, and short stature. Respiratory function was assessed using forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁), FEV₁/FVC ratio, peak expiratory flow (PEF), and forced expiratory flow (FEF25-75%); respiratory muscle strength was assessed using maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP). Lung age was calculated based on FEV₁ values, balance was measured using the Modified Functional Reach Test, and quality of life was determined using the Short Form (SF-36) questionnaire. Significant correlations were found between parameters. Based on the study results, supporting respiratory muscle strength in Paralympic athletes may be an important goal in rehabilitation and training programs to support respiratory function, lung age, and quality of life parameters.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 50 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Being between 18-50 years of age
- •Being registered with any of the sports federations in Turkey and being a licensed paralympic athlete for at least 1 year (
- •Having a lower extremity or upper extremity amputation or having permanent injuries as determined by the International Paralympic Committee
排除标准
- •Lack of consent to participate in the study.
- •Having undergone surgery within the last 6 months.
- •Having had a respiratory tract infection within the three weeks prior to the evaluations
- •FEV1/FVC < 0.7
结局指标
主要结局
Forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) (L)
时间窗: 4 months
Pulmonary function (Forced expiratory volume in the first second FEV1)) was evaluated with a portable spirometer, COSMED Pony FX® (COSMED S.r.l., Italy) and measurements were performed according to European Respiratory Society standards. Considering that dizziness may occur during forced expiration, measurements were made while individuals were in a sitting position. While participants were sitting in a comfortable position in a chair with a backrest, nose clip was attached and they were asked to bite the mouth teeth and close their lips in a way that did not allow air to escape. The tests were performed at least 3 times by the participants and care was taken to ensure that the expiration time was at least 6 seconds and the plateau time was 1 second. Due to the device software that records all three data, it saved the average of the two best data and processed it as a value.
次要结局
- Forced vital capacity (FVC) (L)(4 months)
- FEV1 / FVC (%)(4 months)
- Peak flow rate (PEF) (L/s)(4 months)
- Flow rate 25-75% of forced expiratory volume (FEF 25-75%) (L/s)(4 months)
- Maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) (L)(4 months)
- Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) (L)(4 months)
- Balance(4 months)
- Quality of Life(4 months)
- Lung Age(4 months)
研究者
Seda Yıldız
Assistant Proffessor
Halic University