NCT01791010

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
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 60 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Muscular Atrophy
• Sensitivity Training Groups
• Aging

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Inspiratory muscle training
OTHER	Training sham	Conducting fake training with the aim of blind the control group

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2013-02-13
• Last updated: 2013-02-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil