Inspiratory Muscle Training in Amateur Athletes

NCT ID: NCT06611969

Last Updated: 2025-03-26

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

38 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-26

Study Completion Date

2025-07-30

Brief Summary

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The main objective of the study is to study the changes in FEV1 with the introduction of the specific inspiratory muscle training programme in the training programme of the popular athletes included. In addition, the secondary aims are to observe the differences in the respiratory capacities of the patients, in the vital signs, VO2 max, respiratory frequency and cardiac variability, as well as to assess the running performance of the participants.

Participants will be assigned to one of 2 study groups: IMT group (n=20) or not-IMT group (n=20) The IMT group will perform inspiratory muscle training in conjunction with the conventional marathon training plan. The not-IMT group will follow only the conventional marathon training plan. The study will be conducted over a 12 week period.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Amateur Athletes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors
The evaluators are unaware of the assignment at all times. Outcomes assessor will discover group assigment after data analysis.

Study Groups

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Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) plus conventional training group

IMT group will perform inspiratory muscle training in conjunction with the conventional marathon training plan

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The training programme will consist of 5 weekly sessions of aerobic work, strength and mobility, plus specific training of the inspiratory muscles, 3 times a week, at a load between 50 and 80% of the maximum inspiratory pressure of each participant, after re-education of their diaphragmatic ventilation.

Conventional training group (not-IMT) group

The not-IMT group will follow only the conventional marathon training plan

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exercise

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The training programme will consist of 5 weekly sessions of aerobic work, strength and mobility.

Interventions

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Exercise

The training programme will consist of 5 weekly sessions of aerobic work, strength and mobility, plus specific training of the inspiratory muscles, 3 times a week, at a load between 50 and 80% of the maximum inspiratory pressure of each participant, after re-education of their diaphragmatic ventilation.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Exercise

The training programme will consist of 5 weekly sessions of aerobic work, strength and mobility.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals willing to follow the 16-week running training plan
* Possibility of combining aerobic training with inspiratory muscle training
* Previous half marathon runner

Exclusion Criteria

* \- Exclusive or professional dedication to athletics
* Previous or current use of respiratory muscle training.
* Inadequate or health risk physical condition
* Significant chronic cardiorespiratory diagnoses (e.g. moderate-severe COPD).
* Neurological, muscular or neuromuscular problems that interfere with the ability to participate in tests and training protocols.
* Discontinuity in the performance of training.
* A terminal illness or any other major medical contraindication
* Lack of informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Valencia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Francisco Martínez Arnau

Associate Professor of Physiotherapy

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Francisco Miguel Martínez Arnau, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Universitat de Valencia, Spain

Locations

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Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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2024-FIS-3390079

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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