Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Elders

Respiratory Muscle Training in the Elderly: a Strategy for Preservation of Inspiratory and Expiratory Pressures Impacting on Mobility and Thickness of the Diaphragm.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01791010

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-13

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2012-12-31

Last updated

2013-02-13

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Conditions

Aging, Muscular Atrophy, Sensitivity Training Groups

Keywords

Breathing exercises, Aged

Brief summary

Aging causes anatomical and physiological changes in the respiratory system and respiratory muscle strength with decline in its maximum function. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory muscle strength, thickness of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic mobility in older women. The investigators' hypothesis is that inspiratory muscle training improves respiratory muscle strength, the thickness of the diaphragm and diaphragmatic mobility in older women.

Interventions

OTHERInspiratory muscle training

OTHERTraining sham

Conducting fake training with the aim of blind the control group

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

60 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Elderly women are able to walk without aid and cognitive integrity.

Exclusion criteria

* Participation in other training or rehabilitation protocol; * Contraindication or difficult to perform the evaluation; * Difficulty adapting or adherence in training protocol; * Smoking; * Hemodynamic instability; * Degenerative neuromuscular disease; * Pulmonary comorbidities; * Heart disease; * Users of drugs that interfere in bone metabolism or muscle strength.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
respiratory muscle strength	Change from Baseline Respiratory Muscle Strength at 2 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Diafragmatic excursion and thickness of the diaphragm in the zone of apposition by ultrasonography	Change from Baseline Diafragmatic Excursion and Thickness of the Diaphragm at 2 months	Ultrasound was used to evaluate diaphragm thickness non-invasively in the zone of apposition during tidal breathing and with changes in lung volume. During respiration to total lung capacity, measurement of the diafragmatic excursion was made by ultrasonography.

Countries

Brazil

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026