Heart failure
Conditions
Interventions
Group I - Respiratory muscle training with a device, 5 times a week, 1 time a day for 5 minutes, for 4 weeks, 25 participants
Group II - Active control, trunk exercises, twice a week, for 30 minutes,
Device
Other
E02.190.525.186
E02.779.474
Sponsors
Fundação Universidade de Brasilia
Fundação Universidade de Brasilia
Eligibility
Age
35 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects with heart failure NYHA II and III; with the same drug therapy in the last three months; able to participate in the intervention protocol
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects with decompensated heart failure; with previous lung disease; with neurological diseases or neurodegenerative diseases; presence of bronchial hypersecretion; and subjects which present difficulties of understanding and execution of the intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of thoracoabdominal mobility, evaluated by optoelectronic plethysmography, with an increase of at least 200 ml in pre and post measurements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the use of the accessory respiratory muscles, evaluated by electromyography, from the observation of the oscillation of the signs;Improvemento of diaphragmatic mobility and thickness, assessed by ultrasound | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactTatiana Zacarias Rondinel
Universidade de Brasilia
Outcome results
None listed