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Trial reportIrish journal of medical science2025

Functional outcomes of inspiratory muscle training in elderly with intensive care unit-acquired weakness and severe walking disability.

Mushabbab Alahmari, Hany Farid Elsisi, Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail

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Trial report in Irish journal of medical science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06210763 (Inspiratory Muscle Training Outcomes in Sufferers of Severe Walking Disabilities and Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Inspiratory Muscle Training Outcomes in Sufferers of Severe Walking Disabilities and Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness

TypeinterventionalSponsorCairo UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled40ConditionsIntensive Care Unit Acquired WeaknessArmsThreshold IMT and traditional physical therapy program, traditional physiotherapy program
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3 authors.

Mushabbab AlahmariDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Hany Farid ElsisiDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Ali Mohamed Ali IsmailDepartment of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. ali-mohamed@cu.edu.eg.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntensive care unit acquired-weakness syndrome (ICUAWS) leaves several complications in functional movements of patients such as severe walking disability.

objectiveAssessment of functional outcomes of 1-month inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in elderly with ICUAWS and severe walking disability was our aim. The design, setting, participants, and intervention. This study is a randomized controlled trial. ICUAWS patients who complained of severe walking disability on the Modified Functional Ambulatory Category Test (MFACT) were randomly assigned into the IMT group or control group, n = 20 for each group. Both groups received the traditional physical therapy program.

resultsThe results showed that the post-therapy between-group comparison of ICUAWS sufferers/groups' parameters showed a significant improvement toward the IMT group in six-minute walk test, inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength, forced vital capacity, time up and go test, 10-m walk test, forced expiratory volume in the first second, 30-s sit-to-stand test, partial pressure of arterial blood oxygen and carbon dioxide, MFACT, oxygen saturation of arterial blood, physical, and mental summary of short form 36.

conclusionIn conclusion, IMT improves functional outcomes in ICUAWS patients with walking disability. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: The clinical trial ID of this ICUAWS trial is NCT06210763.

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Breathing ExercisesMuscle WeaknessRespiratory MusclesWalkingAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMuscle StrengthTreatment OutcomeWalk TestElderlyExerciseFunctional outcomesInspiratory muscle trainingIntensive care unit acquired weaknessWalking

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PMID39899253

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