Effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training and thoracic muscle stretching on lung function and inspiratory muscle strength in stroke patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20140303002

Enrollment

Registered

2014-03-03

Start date

2009-08-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

chronic stroke patients

Interventions

using the WPTB beginning at 20% of maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and gradually increased up to 50% MIP by the end of 6 weeks. Two training sessions of WPTB were performed each day&#44

5 days/week,was trained using a set of 5 patterns of respiratory muscle stretching. Six sets of stretching/session were performed twice a day&#44

5 days/week for 6 weeks

Active Comparator Device,Active Comparator Other

Inspiratory muscle training (IMT),respiratory muscle gymnastic stretching (RMSG)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

45 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Male and female stroke patients 45 70 years of age which had incidence of stroke between 6 months to 5 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: communication problems Chronic lung disease shoulder pain depression severe heart disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
inspiratory maximal pressure Pre-Post intervention Manometer gauge	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
lung function Pre-Post intervention autospirometer	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactPorraporn Sriwannawit

Physical therapy unit faculty of medicine Prince of sonkla University

susa@medicine.psu.ac.th66867499255

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026