NCT05201742

Incentive Spirometer and Inspiratory Muscle Trainer

A Comparative Study of Incentive Spirometer Versus Inspiratory Muscle Trainer on Pulmonary Function in Patients With Parkinsonism

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: King Saud University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients suffering from parkinsonism have respiratory function abnormalities. This study compared the effects of incentive spirometer and inspiratory muscle trainer on pulmonary functions in patients with parkinsonism.

Detailed description

The participants were recruited according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants were divided into two groups - incentive spirometer and inspiratory muscle trainer. These trainings were performed for 6 weeks duration. Several outcome measures related to pulmonary function tests were measured before and after the intervention.

Conditions

• Parkinson Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Inspiratory muscle training	Threshold inspiratory muscle training was performed for 6 weeks with device.
OTHER	Incentive Spirometry	Incentive spirometry was performed for 6 weeks with device.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-06
• Primary completion: 2018-01-18
• Completion: 2018-05-10
• First posted: 2022-01-21
• Last updated: 2022-02-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia