Functional Inspiratory Muscle Training for Gait Recovery in Patients With Chronic Stroke
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age55-65
SponsorCairo University
About this trial
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of functional inspiratory muscle training (F-IMT) on spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with chronic stroke. Sixty participants with chronic stroke will be randomly assigned to either a functional inspiratory muscle training group or a conventional inspiratory muscle training group. Both groups will receive the same conventional rehabilitation program for 8 weeks. The primary outcome is spatiotemporal gait parameters measured using the STEADYS gait assessment system. Secondary outcomes include exercise capacity assessed by the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) and health-related quality of life assessed using the EuroQol Five-Dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaire.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients aged between 55 and 65 years.
Both male and female participants.
Chronic stroke patients (>6 months after stroke onset), including ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke confirmed by neuroimaging.
Moderate gait impairment with gait speed ranging from 0.4 to 0.8 m/s.
Disqualifiers
Unstable cardiovascular disease (e.g., recent myocardial infarction, uncontrolled hypertension, decompensated heart failure).
Uncontrolled metabolic disease or poorly controlled diabetes mellitus.
Severe pulmonary disease or respiratory impairment (e.g., severe COPD, hypoxemia, chronic cough, or sputum retention).
Active malignancy.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Functional Inspiratory Muscle Training
- Conventional Inspiratory Muscle Training
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov