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Cycling with breathing-muscle exercises

This study tests whether combining stationary cycling and breathing training changes outcomes in Parkinson's.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: RBR-26kn3b

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Start (reported date)
2019-01-14

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Inclusion criteria: Being on regular medication for Parkinson's disease; being on the medication ""on"" period; have age greater than or equal to 50 and less than or equal to 80 years; present stage 2, 2.5 or 3 according to the Hoehn and modified Yahr classification. Exclusion criteria: To present neurodegenerative diseases excluding Parkinson's disease; osteomioarticular diseases that make it impossible to practice physical activity; chronic non-controlled diseases (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic pain); unstable cardiovascular diseases (acute heart failure, recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina and uncontrolled arrhythmias); use of alcohol and other toxic substances; practicing or practicing a physical exercise program in the last 6 months; or participate in or participate in regular resistance training (2-3 times per week) in the previous 12 months.
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Comparison between training of upper limb respiratory and peripheral resistance on the respiratory function of patients with Parkinson's disease: a randomized clinical trial.

Short title used by the registry

Effects of exercise on a stationary bicycle combined with training of the respiratory muscles in individuals with Parkinson's disease.

Original description

Intervention: Forty-two participants will be randomly assigned to the Control Group (CG) (21 participants) or the Experimental Group (GE) (21 participants). Both interventions will last for 12 weeks, with a frequency of 2 sessions of 55 minutes per week. All sessions in both groups will be performed by physiotherapists specialized in the area of ??Neurofunctional Rehabilitation. Both groups will perform in all sessions 10 minutes of stretching (3 20 second elongations of the following muscle groups: hamstrings, quadriceps, sural triceps, paravertebral, major and minor pectoralis, biceps brachii, deltoid, trapezius, rhomboids, flexors, and extensors of the fist). The GC will perform 30 minutes of aerobic training on a stationary bike and 15 minutes of upper limb resistance training. The intensity of training in the first week will be 50% of the maximum heart rate and will progressively increase to reach 75% by the twelfth week. This intensity will be achieved through the progressive increase in resistance offered by the bike and the speed achieved in training. The maximum heart rate will be estimated using the formula: 220 - age of the participant. The upper limb resistance training will be performed in a bodybuilding station 3 sets of 10 repetitions of the following exercises: pectoral, high rowing and high pulling from the front. It will be used 70% of the maximum muscular resistance, which will be calculated every 2 weeks. It is estimated a duration of 4 minutes in each exercise with a rest interval of 1 minute between them. Rest times will be maintained, and if necessary the number of sets and repetitions will be decreased for the estimated time to be retained. The GE treatment will consist of 30 minutes of aerobic training on a stationary bicycle and 15 minutes of resist;Other;E02.190.525.186;G11.427.410.698.277 Primary outcome: Increased forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), verified by spirometry, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements. Secondary outcome: Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), verified by spirometry, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements. ;FEV1 / FVC ratio, verified by spirometry, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements.;Maximum inspiratory pressure (Pimax), verified by manovacuometry, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements.;Maximum expiratory pressure (Pemax), verified by manovacuometry, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements.;Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF), verified by spirometry, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements.;Chest expansion at axillary, xiphoid and umbilical level, verified by measuring with tape, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in pre and post intervention measurements.;6-minute walk test, verified by the maximum distance covered during 6 minutes, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements.;Stand-up test, verified for the shortest time necessary to stand and sit 5 times, from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in the pre- and post-intervention measurements.

Conditions reported: Parkinson Disease

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
Forty-two participants will be randomly assigned to the Control Group (CG) (21 participants) or the Experimental Group (GE) (21 participants). Both interventions will last for 12 weeks, with a frequency of 2 sessions of 55 minutes per week. All sessions in both groups will be performed by physiotherapists specialized in the area of ??Neurofunctional Rehabilitation. Both groups will perform in all sessions 10 minutes of stretching (3 20 second elongations of the following muscle groups: hamstrings, quadriceps, sural triceps, paravertebral, major and minor pectoralis, biceps brachii, deltoid, trapezius, rhomboids, flexors, and extensors of the fist). The GC will perform 30 minutes of aerobic training on a stationary bike and 15 minutes of upper limb resistance training. The intensity of training in the first week will be 50% of the maximum heart rate and will progressively increase to reach 75% by the twelfth week. This intensity will be achieved through the progressive increase in resistance offered by the bike and the speed achieved in training. The maximum heart rate will be estimated using the formula: 220 - age of the participant. The upper limb resistance training will be performed in a bodybuilding station 3 sets of 10 repetitions of the following exercises: pectoral, high rowing and high pulling from the front. It will be used 70% of the maximum muscular resistance, which will be calculated every 2 weeks. It is estimated a duration of 4 minutes in each exercise with a rest interval of 1 minute between them. Rest times will be maintained, and if necessary the number of sets and repetitions will be decreased for the estimated time to be retained. The GE treatment will consist of 30 minutes of aerobic training on a stationary bicycle and 15 minutes of resist;Other;E02.190.525.186;G11.427.410.698.277
Phases
N/A
Sponsor
Instituto de Ciências da Saúde da Universidade Federal da Bahia
Start date reported by registry
2019-01-14 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

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Daniel Ferraz · +5571991282993 · danieldf@ufba.br

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Brazil

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