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Respiratory Muscle Training in Adults With Spinal Cord Injury
Sponsor: University of Castilla-La Mancha
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a programme based on inspiratory and expiratory muscle training to improve respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity and avoid pulmonary complications in adults with cervical or high dorsal spinal cord injury (C4-T6) in acute phase.
Official title: Effects of Combined Inspiratory and Expiratory Muscle Training in People With Spinal Cord Injury: an Exploratory Randomized Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
44
Start Date
2022-08-30
Completion Date
2025-12-30
Last Updated
2026-10-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Respiratory muscle training
The training of the intervention group will have an initial workload of 30% of maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures, which will be increased weekly by 10% according to tolerance, if not tolerated by 5%. In addition, patients will be instructed to maintain a normal respiratory rate (12-16 breaths per minute). Moreover, they will continue their usual treatment.
Control group
In the control group, the respiratory muscle training will be simulated by using the device without load throughout the study period using an opaque adhesive tape surrounding the device to mask the valve position.
Locations (1)
Sara Reina Gutiérrez
Toledo, Toledo, Spain