The purpose of this study is evaluate the effect the inspiratory muscle training on the functional capacity of patients with pulmonary hypertension.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a syndrome, in the case of hemodynamic alteration of a number of diseases and processes, such as the progressive increase in pulmonary vascular resistance, right heart failure and early death. Frequently patients with PH have reduced functional capacity, quality of life and survival. It was demonstrated recently that patients with HP also have inspiratory muscle weakness, possibly further increase the fatigue and dyspnea during exercise. To meet this need, inspiratory muscle training can lead to significant improvement in respiratory muscle strength, exercise tolerance and dyspnea, thus resulting in reduction of discomfort during activities of daily living, increase in exercise capacity and improved quality of life in different situations.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
34
The load is adjusted weekly in thirty percent of maximal inspiratory pressure of the subject.
Hospital de Clinica de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
RECRUITINGThe distance traveled in meters in the six minutes walk test after 8 weeks the inspiratory muscle training
Time frame: patients will be monitored throughout the training protocol for 8 weeks
Increase in score of quality of life questionnaire after 8 weeks the inspiratory muscle training
Time frame: patients will be monitored throughout the training protocol for 8 weeks
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