Efficacity of Incentive Spirometry in Elderly People

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain32 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of incentive spirometry in elderly. Outcomes are lung function and chest expansion.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Sex: ALLMin age: 60 YearsMax age: 100 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy Exclusion Criteria: * Pulmonary disease * Cognitive disorders

Unnamed facility

Brussels, Belgium

lung function will be measured by spirometry

Time frame: 1 month

Chest expansion will be measured by a tape measure

Time frame: One month

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