Status:
COMPLETED
Ventilatory Muscle Training by Breath-Stacking in Healthy Youngsters
Lead Sponsor:
Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Conditions:
Muscle Weakness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-24 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In several diseases in which muscle weakness is a determining factor for morbidity and mortality, inspiratory muscle training has been shown to be useful in improving the function of ventilatory muscl...
Detailed Description
Initially, participants will be submitted to a learning session on the evaluation of ventilatory muscle strength and the breath-stacking technique. Between 24-72 hours after the learning, the evaluati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- No signs and symptoms of pulmonary diseases, normal ventilatory muscle strength and agreement to participate and sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion
- Presenting neuromuscular diseases, claustrophobia, ruptured eardrum, history of spontaneous pneumothorax and playing wind instruments or being a singer. Sample loss will be considered as non-attendance at all training sessions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03258944
Start Date
September 1 2017
End Date
December 1 2017
Last Update
January 18 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90050-170