Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Cardiopulmonary Capacity in Wheelchair Rugby Athletes

NCT06134778 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 40060714.5.0000.5235
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 6
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about in inspiratory muscle training on cardiorespiratory capacity, pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, sports skills, and quality of life of wheelchair rugby athletes. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

• Are the wheelchair rugby athletes show better results in cardiopulmonary assessment tests in safety and effort, in the post- inspiratory muscle training period, when compared to their results in the pre-inspiratory muscle training period?
• Is inspiratory muscle training capable of increasing ventilatory capacity at rest and during exertion? Participants will be evaluated through questionnaires, laboratory and field tests, such as:
• Pulmonary function (spirometry),
• Inspiratory muscle strength (manovacuometry),
• Cardiorespiratory capacity under exertion (cardiopulmonary exercise test),
• Wheelchair rugby specific skills (Beck Battery)
• Quality of life (WHOQOL-DIS) .

Conditions

Breathing Exercises; Disability Physical; Athletes

Keywords

Inspiratory Capacity; Oxygen consumption; Spirometry; Exercise test

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Pulmonary function

  Using spirometry, in accordance with the recommendations proposed by the American Thoracic Society (Miller et al 2005). The variables considered were: absolute forced vital capacity and % of predicted, absolute forced expiratory volume in the first second and % of predicted, and absolute maximum forced expiratory flow and % of predicted, with measurement unit in liters (l).

  Six weeks

• Respiratory muscle strength

  Maximum inspiratory (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressures were evaluated using a digital manovacuometer (MVD300, MDI Produtos e Sistemas, Brazil) with measurement unit in CmH2O.

  Six weeks

• Cardiorespiratory capacity

  Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed using the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), performed on an upper limb cycle ergometer (Excite; TechnoGym; ITA). For the gas exchange analysis, a metabolic gas analyzer (Medical Graphics; VO2000; USA) was used. The variables peak oxygen consumption (VO2peak) (ml/kg/min), maximum effort time (min) and final load (w) were considered for analysis.

  Six weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Wheelchair Rugby specific skills

  Six weeks

• Perceived quality of life

  Six weeks

Other Outcomes (3)

• Sports training

  Six weeks

• Total body mass

  Six weeks

• Height

  Six weeks

Study Arms (1)

IMT group

EXPERIMENTAL

Inspiratory muscle training group

Other: Inspiratory Muscle Training

Interventions

Inspiratory Muscle Training OTHER

Inspiratory muscle training was performed for six weeks. Athletes performed two daily sessions of 30 forced inspirations followed by long but not maximal expirations, with load adjusted between 50% and 60% of maximum inspiratory pressure, five times a week. A specific device was used for this purpose (Classic, Powerbreathe, United Kingdom), with light or medium resistance adjustment, depending on the subject's maximum inspiratory pressure.

IMT group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male gender,
• Age equal to or greater than 18 years,
• Presence of quadriplegia or tetra-equivalence,
• Wheelchair Rugby training time equal to or greater than six months,
• Participation in at least one official competition in the previous year the search.

You may not qualify if:

• The presence of musculoskeletal injury or pain that could interfere with the performance of movements in the wheelchair,
• Respiratory infections in the three weeks before the evaluations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centro Universitário Augusto Motta: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 26, 2023
• First Posted: November 18, 2023
• Study Start: May 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2016
• Study Completion: July 1, 2016
• Last Updated: November 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11