SpiroGym App-Aided Cough Rehabilitation
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Expiratory muscle strength training + SpiroGym application, Expiratory muscle strength training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Parkinson Disease, Voluntary Peak Cough Strength, mHealth. Basic parameters: 40 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Czechia
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effect of the SpiroGym App on Voluntary Cough Strength in Parkinson's Disease
Overview
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.
Detailed description
Goal: To explore the visual feedback effect of the SpiroGym app in EMST on voluntary peak cough
Hypothesis 1: Change in voluntary peak cough flow will be higher in the experimental group than in the active control group after 8weeks and 24 weeks of EMST.
Study Design: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial
Interventions
- Device Expiratory muscle strength training + SpiroGym application
Participants will performe an intensive home-based expiratory muscle training programme using an Expiratory Muscle Trainer (EMST150; Aspire Products, LLC, United States), which provide a pressure- threshold range from 30 to 150 cmH20. EMST therapy sessions will be completed at home on 5 days of the patients choosing per week. Participants will be instructed to perform five sets of five forceful expirations coupled with SpiroGym app. per training session for 8 weeks (intensive training period). A - Device Expiratory muscle strength training
Participants will performe an intensive home-based expiratory muscle training programme using an Expiratory Muscle Trainer (EMST150; Aspire Products, LLC, United States), which provide a pressure- threshold range from 30 to 150 cmH20. EMST therapy sessions will be completed at home on 5 days of the patients choosing per week. Participants will be instructed to perform five sets of five forceful expirations per training session for 8 weeks (intensive training period).After this period, participan
Primary outcome measures
- Voluntary peak cough flow [Time frame: 1 week before baseline, baseline, 8 weeks, 24 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
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
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Czechia · 1 center
- General University Hospital — Prague
Publications
- Srp M, Korteova R, Kliment R, Jech R, Ruzicka E, Hoskovcova M. Expiratory Muscle Strength Training in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study of Mobile Monitoring Application. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2021 Aug 4;8(7):1148-1149. doi: 10.1002/mdc3.13313. eCollection 2021 Oct. No abstract available. PMID 34631956
- Troche MS, Curtis JA, Sevitz JS, Dakin AE, Perry SE, Borders JC, Grande AA, Mou Y, Vanegas-Arroyave N, Hegland KW. Rehabilitating Cough Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Mov Disord. 2023 Feb;38(2):201-211. doi: 10.1002/mds.29268. Epub 2022 Nov 7. PMID 36345090
- Troche MS, Rosenbek JC, Okun MS, Sapienza CM. Detraining outcomes with expiratory muscle strength training in Parkinson disease. J Rehabil Res Dev. 2014;51(2):305-10. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2013.05.0101. PMID 24933728
- Reyes A, Castillo A, Castillo J. Effects of Expiratory Muscle Training and Air Stacking on Peak Cough Flow in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease. Lung. 2020 Feb;198(1):207-211. doi: 10.1007/s00408-019-00291-8. Epub 2019 Nov 12. PMID 31720808
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06481540 · ESApp PD