EFFECTS OF INSPIRATORY MUSCLE TRAINING ON INDIVIDUALS WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Cystic fibrosis, quality of life, posture
Introduction: Cystic fibrosis is a multisystem genetic disease,
with pulmonary involvement being the leading cause of death.
Objective: To investigate the repercussions of home inspiratory muscle training on
posture and quality of life of individuals with cystic fibrosis.
Methodology: In a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial,
patients with a doctor-confirmed cystic fibrosis diagnosis underwent pulmonary function,
respiratory muscle strength, postural assessment, quality of life, and three-minute step testing.
After that, they were divided into two groups. Everyone received a POWERBREATHE©.
The Experimental group (GExp) trained with 40% of MIP load,
with load progression each week and the control group (Gcon) trained with 20% of MIP
load without load progression for 4 weeks, 2x daily, 30 breaths.
After four weeks the subjects were reevaluated. Data was be analyzed using SPSS 20.0,
with a significance level of 5%. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used and according to the distribution
of data: the unpaired t'Student test or Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the means
between groups and the paired t test or Wilcoxon test to verify intragroup differences.
Preliminary results: To date 6 patients (2 GExp x 4Gcon) have already completed the training.
There was no significant intragroup and intergroup difference in any of the analyzed outcomes.