Efficiency of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Elderly People

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02424981

Enrollment

Registered

2015-04-23

Start date

2015-04-30

Completion date

2015-12-31

Last updated

2015-09-15

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

Efficiency of inspiratory muscle training in elderly people. Outcomes are lung function, muscle strength and chest expansion.

Interventions

DEVICEThreshold inspiratory muscle training

Inspiratory muscle training

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy

Exclusion criteria

* pulmonary diseases * cognitive disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
lung function will be measured by spirometry	One month
chest expansion will be measured by a tape measure	One month

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

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