Peripheral Arterial Disease
Conditions
Interventions
IMT group (intervention, n=20): Inspiratory muscle training (30% of maximal inspiratory pressure, adjusted weekly for a total time of 12 weeks). The training will be held three times a week with each
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Sponsors
Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Santa Casa de São Paulo
Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
40 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Medical diagnosis; both sexes; age greater than or equal to 18 years; clinically stable with optimized drug therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients using walking aids; with cognitive disorders; with previous neurological disease; orthopedic problems that interfere with evaluations and interventions; urgent or elective surgical intervention during the protocol or six months before enrollment; pulmonary infectious process during protocol
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased maximal inspiratory pressure by 30% of predicted inspiratory pressure (data collected in the evaluation, one week before the start of the protocol) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased walking distance on six-minute walk test in 20% (meters) | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactVera Lúcia Alves
Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed