Inspiratory muscular training in chronic XXXX survivors: a randomized controlled trial.

@entity1 @entity551 @entity2507 @entity64
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of inspiratory muscular training (IMT) on measures of strength, resistance, functional performance, and quality of life (QOL) for chronic @entity64 survivors. DESIGN: Double-blinded randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Research laboratory. @entity1 : Subjects (N=21) with @entity64 (11 @entity1 , 10 @entity1 ; @entity551 [ @entity551 ] <90% of predicted values) were randomly assigned to the experimental (n=11) and control groups (n=10); 18 @entity1 completed all testing and training. INTERVENTIONS: Interventions were based on home-based training, with resistance adjusted biweekly to 30% of @entity551 for the experimental group. The control group underwent the same protocol without the threshold resistance valve. Both groups received home training 30 minutes a day 5 times a week for 8 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: @entity551 , inspiratory muscular endurance (IME), functional performance, and QOL. RESULTS: There were significant between-group differences for the @entity551 and IME measures. Significant changes were observed for only the experimental group for @entity551 (67.8  14.6 at baseline to 102.2  26.0cm @entity2507 at posttraining) and IME (31.8  19.3 to 49.2  21.1cm @entity2507 ). No statistically significant differences were observed for measures of functional performance and QOL. CONCLUSIONS: Significant short-term effects of the IMT program for inspiratory strength and endurance were observed in chronic @entity64 survivors. These findings gave some indications that IMT may benefit @entity1 with @entity64 , and it is feasible to be included in rehabilitation interventions with this population.
