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SpiroGym App-Aided Cough Rehabilitation

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by General University Hospital, Prague
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorGeneral University Hospital, Prague
Started2024-01-01
Est. completion2025-05
Eligibility
Age40 Years – 80 Years
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT06481540

Summary

The pilot study by Srp et al. (2021) proved that the SpiroGym app was feasible for supporting expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Two weeks of intensive EMST coupled with SpiroGym were sufficient to significantly improve the participants' voluntary peak cough flow (PCF). The improvement was quantitatively comparable to the results of other intensive EMST studies with longer durations. When interpreting such rapid improvement, the impact of SpiroGym's visual feedback was considered. It was assumed that visual feedback increased training effort compared to regular training without immediate control. However, comparative studies were required to verify the possible additional effects of visual feedback on voluntary PCF compared to EMST without feedback.

Eligibility

Age: 40 Years – 80 YearsHealthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of Parkinsons disease
* Stable dopaminergic medication (stable dose for at least 1 month)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Other neurological disorders
* Difficulty complying due to neuropsychological dysfunction (dementia with a score of less - - than 19 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment)
* Breathing disorders or diseases
* Smoking in the past 5 years
* Uncontrolled hypertension

Conditions4

Parkinson DiseaseParkinson's DiseaseVoluntary Peak Cough StrengthmHealth

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