NCT04267666

Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training and Incentive Spirometer on Postmenopausal Asthmatic Women

Comparative Study of Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training and Incentive Spirometer on Ventilatory Function in Postmenopausal Asthmatic Women

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 50 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) and incentive spirometer on ventilatory functions in post-menopausal asthmatic women. Participants and methods: A total of forty postmenopausal women suffering from asthma, their ages ranged from 50 to 60 years old, and their body mass index of the patient don't exceed 30kg/m2. They were recruited from patient chest clinic in Kasr -El- Ainy Teaching Hospital, Cairo University, Egypt.

Detailed description

They signed a consent form, confidentiality was assured. They assigned into two groups (A) who received inspiratory muscle training in the form of: Inspiratory threshold muscle trainer in addition to traditional chest physical therapy intervention (Deep breath, cough training) while patients in group (B): received traditional chest physical therapy intervention and incentive spirometer, three sessions per week for six weeks. Patients in both groups were assessed before treatment (pre-training) then after treatment (post-training) (after 6 weeks) to measure lung functions using electronic spirometer. The training program was carried in the duration from January 2019 to July 2019.

Conditions

• Asthmatic
• Postmenopausal Symptoms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	incentive spirometer	Patient had to produce a high inspiratory pressure. The ball serves as visible feedback of the inspiratory flow and indicates the obtained flow on a calibrated scale on the transparent cylinder of the spirometer. If the patient flows greater than 300 milliliters per second, the float ball in first chamber will rise. As patient flow increases to 600 milliliters per second the second ball float will rise. If the patient flow exceeds 900 milliliters per second all three will be suspended. Patient should encourage holding the balls up for a few seconds
OTHER	Inspiratory muscle trainer device	The threshold trainer is a small plastic handheld device supplied by respironics. It includes a mouthpiece and a calibrated spring loaded valve. The valve controls a constant inspiratory pressure training load and the patient must generate the inspiratory pressure in order for the inspiratory valve to be opened and allow inhalation of air.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-07-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-30
• Completion: 2019-12-30
• First posted: 2020-02-13
• Last updated: 2020-02-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt