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Effect of Breathing Training on Sitting Balance and Lung Function in people with Spinal Cord Injury

Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Seated Balance and Respiratory Function in people with Spinal Cord Injury - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/054586
Enrollment
44
Registered
2023-06-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-07-25

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: G95- Other and unspecified diseases ofspinal cord

Interventions

Intervention1: Inspiratory muscle training: Inspiratory muscle training will be given via a flow-resistive inspiratory muscle trainer (PrO2Fit) for 4 days a week for 6 weeks. Control Intervention1: In

Sponsors

Indian Spinal Injuries Centre - Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Acute traumatic spinal cord injury (less than 1 year since injury) Spinal cord injury of level C4 to T6 ASIA grade A, B or C Patients who are not receiving mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Tracheostomy Subjects with diagnosed pulmonary conditions like asthma, COPD, etc. Subjects with diagnosed head injury or neurological diseases other than spinal cord injury Visual or auditory impairment which may interfere with participation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Seated Balance using Function in Sitting Test-Spinal Cord Injury (FIST-SCI)Timepoint: T0- at the time of allocation T1- after 4 weeks of training T2- after 6 weeks of training—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Respiratory function using Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (MIP), Sustained Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (SMIP) & Total Power (TP)Timepoint: T0- at the time of allocation T1- after 4 weeks of training T2- after 6 weeks of training—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShambhovi Mitra

Indian Spinal Injuries Centre - Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences

kanishkagambhir@gmail.com8076810792

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026