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The RETORNUS Study: Dual Training to Restore the Function of Respiratory Muscles in Stroke Patients
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) and High-intensity IMT for Muscle Weakness. Completed, enrolled 129 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study is divided for development in two complementary work packages justified by the need to incorporate new strategies to optimize rehabilitation outcomes in stroke patients. The general objectives are: 1) to determine the prevalence of respiratory muscle dysfunction in stroke patients; 2) to identify the existence of a potential amino acid marker of increased risk of muscle dysfunction after suffering a stroke; 3) to evaluate the effectiveness of incorporating the respiratory muscle training as an innovative adjuvant therapy in stroke rehabilitation program that may decrease the incidence of morbidity and mortality in the medium and long term; and 4) to quantify the potential impact of respiratory muscle training on the costs of care for stroke patients.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Sham IMT at a fixed workload of 10 cmH2O. 5 sets of 10 repetitions, twice a day, 7 days per week, for 4 weeks.
High Intensity IMT. The training load is the maximum inspiratory load defined according to patient tolerance. This load will be equivalent to 10 maximal repetitions (RM) as 10 consecutive inspirations (x 5 sessions), twice a day.