The current study aimed to investigate the effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on pulmonary functions (FEV1and FVC), and respiratory muscle strength in patients with inhalation injury, which may prove to be a promising intervention helping to improve exercise tolerance, relieve dyspnea and suggests an improvement in respiratory muscle function.
Forty male patients suffering from inhalation injury were been included in this study, Participants' ages ranged from 20-35 years old. Patients were selected from the burn department, Om El-Masreen hospital, and randomly assigned into two equal groups. The exercise group received inspiratory muscle training in addition to routine chest physiotherapy in the form of (deep breathing, coughing, and early ambulation) three times per week for four weeks (group A). The Control group received only routine chest physiotherapy (group B). This study obtained ethical approval by the institutional review board of the Faculty of Physical Therapy - Cairo University, with reference number: P.T.REC/012/003431
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Maximal respiratory pressure and reflecting muscles strength were measured by a mouth pressure meter
Khaled Takey Ahmed
Giza, Egypt
RECRUITINGPULMONARY FUNCTION TEST
Each patient's weight in kilograms, and height in meters were recorded and entered the machine. An individual sat in a chair and inhaled deeply before closing their mouth tightly around the tube. Several exercises were carried out until the patient comprehended and was comfortable with the instruction. The patient inhaled deeply and exhaled as quickly as possible into the spirometer(Morgan Trans Flow Test Vicatest p2 (Kent, ME 87 ED, England).
Time frame: 3 MONTHS
Respiratory muscles Strength Measurement
Maximal respiratory pressure and reflecting muscles strength were measured by a mouth pressure meter (Pony FX; COSMED, Rome, Italy) in the sitting position. The highest maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) in cmH2O, and maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) in cmH2O values in three or more attempts were chosen. Investigators calculated the predicted MEP and MIP values based on age, height, and weight
Time frame: 3 MONTHS
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