Status:
COMPLETED
Immediate and Long-term Effects of an Adaptation of the "Balloon-blowing Exercise"
Lead Sponsor:
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Conditions:
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-25 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Despite the literature evidence that the "balloon-blowing exercise" improves the pulmonary function as a long-term effect, this exercise has not yet been studied or tested experimentally, meaning that...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The target population consisted of healthy physiotherapy students from School of Health - Polytechnic of Porto, who volunteered to participate in study.
- Inclusion criteria:
- \- In the Experimental Group B were admitted individuals that, through the analysis of the training record sheet, had executed 2⁄3 of the programmed sessions.
- Exclusion criteria:
- Individuals that had participated in aerobic physical activities of moderate (i.e., at least 30 minutes on five days per week) or vigorous intensity (i.e., at least 20 minutes on three days per week) for more than one year;
- Chronic nonspecific lumbopelvic pain (i.e., recurrent episodes of lumbopelvic pain for a period exceeding three months);
- Flu symptoms or respiratory infection up to one week before data collection;
- History of recent ribs fracture and pain in the last three months;
- Pulmonary or rib cage previous pathologies;
- Length discrepancy of the lower limbs or other postural asymmetries;
- History of spinal, gynaecological, or abdominal surgery in the previous year;
- Recurrent muscle/joint pain and history of musculoskeletal injury in the last three months;
- Smoking and/or drinking habits.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04737824
Start Date
February 1 2021
End Date
March 31 2021
Last Update
August 31 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Escola Superior de Saúde - Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Porto, Portugal, 4200-072