Respiratory Muscle Training in Adults With Spinal Cord Injury

NCT ID: NCT05904600

Last Updated: 2023-06-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

112 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-30

Study Completion Date

2023-12-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a programme based on inspiratory and expiratory muscle training to improve respiratory muscle strength, functional capacity and avoid pulmonary complications in adults with cervical or high dorsal spinal cord injury (C5-D5) in acute phase.

Detailed Description

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The design of the study is a randomised, triple-blind clinical trial with a control group.

The size of the sample will be 56 participants with cervical spinal cord injury and 56 with dorsal spinal cord injury. They will be randomized in two groups: experimental or control. The experimental group will perform combined inspiratory and expiratory muscle training as part of their rehabilitation programme during 6 weeks. The control group will continue their usual treatment.

Measurements will be taken at baseline, and post-intervention.

The statistical analysis will be an intention-to-treat analysis, and the data processing and analysis will be carried out with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0 for Windows (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp.).

Conditions

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Spinal Cord Injuries

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors
Masking of the researchers: randomisation of the sample will be performed using STATA software by a member of the research team who will not be involved in patient recruitment or data collection. The interventions will be carried out by researchers different from those who will perform the evaluation of the outcomes.

Masking of the participants: the control group will have a training of the respiratory muscles simulated with the same device as the intervention group. They will use the device without load and with an opaque adhesive tape surrounding the device to mask the valve position.

Study Groups

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Respiratory muscle training

Respiratory muscle training with the Orygen-Dual Valve (Forumed S.L. ESP) and an initial load of 30% of their maximum inspiratory and expiratory pressures.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Respiratory muscle training

Intervention Type DEVICE

The training of the intervention group will have an initial workload of 30% of maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures, which will be increased weekly by 10% according to tolerance, if not tolerated by 5%. In addition, patients will be instructed to maintain a normal respiratory rate (12-16 breaths per minute). Moreover, they will continue their usual treatment.

Control group

Simulated training with the Orygen-Dual Valve (Forumed S.L. ESP), without load.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Control group

Intervention Type DEVICE

In the control group, the respiratory muscle training will be simulated by using the device without load throughout the study period using an opaque adhesive tape surrounding the device to mask the valve position.

Interventions

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Respiratory muscle training

The training of the intervention group will have an initial workload of 30% of maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures, which will be increased weekly by 10% according to tolerance, if not tolerated by 5%. In addition, patients will be instructed to maintain a normal respiratory rate (12-16 breaths per minute). Moreover, they will continue their usual treatment.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Control group

In the control group, the respiratory muscle training will be simulated by using the device without load throughout the study period using an opaque adhesive tape surrounding the device to mask the valve position.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* People diagnosed with spinal cord injury.
* Over 18 years of age.
* Time of evolution less than 6 months and at least 4 weeks after the date of injury.
* Level of lesion between C5 and D5 and degree of involvement A or B. In case of involvement A with partial preservation zone this should not include abdominal musculature according to the international standardised classification of the American Spinal Injury Association.

Exclusion Criteria

* People with chest trauma.
* Mechanically ventilated.
* Pregnant women.
* Any medical or psychiatric condition that could affect the ability to complete the study.
* Carrying a tracheostomy tube that does not tolerate occlusion.
* People who can not sit upright.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Castilla-La Mancha

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Ana Torres-Costoso

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Castilla-La Mancha

Locations

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Sara Reina Gutiérrez

Toledo, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Sara Reina-Gutiérrez

Role: CONTACT

969179100 ext. 4691

Ana Torres-Costoso

Role: CONTACT

925268800 ext. 5825

Facility Contacts

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Sara Reina-Gutiérrez

Role: primary

969179100 ext. 4691

Ana Torres-Costoso

Role: backup

925268800 ext. 5825

Other Identifiers

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FFEHNP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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