Effect of a Respiratory Training Program on Woodwind and Brass Players

NCT ID: NCT06175286

Last Updated: 2024-02-05

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-04-01
• Study Completion Date: 2023-06-30

Brief Summary

This project will study the effect of a respiratory training program on woodwind and brass players, using an inspiratory muscle training equipment. The goal is to understand whether it is possible to develop the inspiratory muscles of wind players through regular and planned training. Fourteen young wind players will be selected, in which 7 will be male and 7 will be female, playing different instruments. Inspiratory muscle training will be performed with the POWERBreath Plus Medium Resistance, and will consist of 30 maximal inspirations, twice a day, for 5 weeks.

Detailed Description

This project will study the effect of a respiratory training program on woodwind and brass players, using an inspiratory muscle training equipment. The goal is to understand whether it is possible to develop the inspiratory muscles of wind players through regular and planned training. Fourteen young wind players will be selected, in which 7 will be male and 7 will be female, playing different instruments: transverse flute (1), oboe (2), saxophone (4), horn (4), trumpet (1), trombone (1) and tuba (1). Inspiratory muscle training will be performed with the POWERBreath Plus Medium Resistance, and will consist of 30 maximal inspirations, twice a day, for 5 weeks. The participants will be instructed on the use, handling and cleaning of the equipment. The participants will be instructed to use the equipment in a comfortable position, with a good posture, and will be instructed on how they should execute the inspiratory training: inhale to the maximum limit, with intensity, and exhale slowly and relaxed. An explanation will also be given about the calibration of the POWERbreathe, and the initial resistance level will be established based on the calculation of 50% of the Maximal Inspiratory Pressure of each participant, previously measured. Participants will also be instructed on how to increase the resistance level of POWERbreathe. The increase would be 1/4 of a level, whenever they no longer feel tired after a 30-inhalation workout. A questionnaire will be applied before, during and after the inspiratory training and they will be asked to record the daily use of the equipment in an online form, created for the purpose of recording its use by each participant. Assessment will be executed with the standard Borg Scale and the modified Borg scale. Surface electromyography (sEMG) of the right sternocleidomastoid, the right scalene muscles, the diaphragm and the right rectus abdominis will also be tested. Maximal inspiratory pressure and spirometry testing, specifically volume of forced vital capacity (FVC) or forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and FEV1/FVC ratio will also be assessed.

Conditions

Respiratory Function

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

POWERBreath

Subjects will train with the POWERBreath twice per day, for 30 continous breaths

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

POWERBreath Plus Medium Resistance training device

Intervention Type: OTHER

30 inspirations with the POWERBreath Plus Medium Resistance training device, twice per day for 5 weeks

Control

Subjects will carry on with their normal daily life

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

POWERBreath Plus Medium Resistance training device

30 inspirations with the POWERBreath Plus Medium Resistance training device, twice per day for 5 weeks

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or over
• 10 years of musical experience

Exclusion Criteria

• lung disease

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Aveiro University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

MARIO ALEXANDRE GONÇALVES LOPES

Adjunct Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Catarina Monteiro

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Aveiro

Locations

Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade de Aveiro

Aveiro, , Portugal

Countries

Portugal

References

Drinkwater EJ, Klopper CJ. Quantifying the physical demands of a musical performance and their effects on performance quality. Med Probl Perform Art. 2010 Jun;25(2):66-71.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 20795334 (View on PubMed)

Arend M, Kivastik J, Maestu J. Maximal inspiratory pressure is influenced by intensity of the warm-up protocol. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2016 Aug;230:11-5. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2016.05.002. Epub 2016 May 12.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 27181328 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Musician respiratory training

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id