Status:
UNKNOWN
Inspiratory Muscle Training in Pulmonary Hypertension
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Collaborating Sponsors:
Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Conditions:
Pulmonary Hypertension
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is evaluate the effect the inspiratory muscle training on the functional capacity of patients with pulmonary hypertension.
Detailed Description
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 f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis pulmonary hypertension
- World Health Organization (WHO) functional class II to IV
- inspiratory muscle weakness
Exclusion
- obesity
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- orthopedic and neurological disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01410279
Start Date
December 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
August 5 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital de Clinica de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035003