SpiroGym App-Aided Cough Rehabilitation
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Parkinson Disease
Voluntary Peak Cough Strength
mHealth
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 40 – 80
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- General University Hospital, Prague · Other
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About This Trial
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 EMS…
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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 Cogn…
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