Respiratory Muscle Endurance Training in Obese Patients

Fondation Edith Seltzer20 enrolled

Overview

Obese patients are known to have increased work of breathing inducing dyspnea, exercise intolerance and impaired quality of life. Respiratory muscle training is known to increase respiratory muscle capacity, reduce dyspnoea and improve exercise performance in healthy subjects and respiratory patients. The investigators hypothesized that Respiratory muscle training would reduce dyspnoea, increase exercise tolerance and quality of life in obese patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

Respiratory muscle trainingOTHER

Respiratory muscle endurance training by means of isocapnic voluntary hyperpnoea

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Obese patients (BMI \> 30 kg/m2), without respiratory pathology (VEMS \> 80% predicted, VEMS/CV \> 80%) * men or women * age between 18 and 60 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal diseases * Alcoholism

Locations (1)

Centre Bois de l'Ours

Briançon, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Dyspnea at rest and during exercise

Secondary Outcomes

Exercise performance (6-min walking distance) Quality of life (SF36 questionnaire)

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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