Respiratory Muscle Training in saxophone players

In healthy saxophone players, does a respiratory muscle training program increase maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure, peak inspiratory and expiratory flow, lung volumes, flow used while playing the saxophone and playing comfort?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12615001317583

Enrollment

Registered

2015-12-02

Start date

2014-11-27

Completion date

2015-03-19

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Purpose of the current investigation is to determine if a 6 week training program with a respiratory threshold loaded breathing device increases maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressure, increases peak inspiratory and expiratory flow, lung volumes, changes flow use during saxophone performance, sound and playing comfort in healthy saxophone players.

Interventions

6 week training program with a pressure threshold breathing device designed for a combination of inspiratory and expiratory muscle training. The device is a small handheld device which exerts a pressure against inspiration and expiration. The SHAM training (6 weeks) consisted of a training routine with resistance levels set at 15% of maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures at baseline. 5 days a week a set of 40 breaths (4 times 10 breaths), two times daily, followed by 2 days of non activity. Inspiration to total lung capacity, exhalation to functional residual capacity. Adherence, time spend and exertion was monitored with a diary. This was followed immediately (no washout period) by a real training program (6 weeks) consisting of the same training routine, with resistance set at 60% of maximum inspiratory and maximum expiratory pressures measured after SHAM training.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

experienced saxophone players (at least 4 years of playing experience)

Exclusion criteria

respiratory disease, smokers

Outcome results