What this means
This trial planned to test a breathing program against simple arm and leg exercises. It has finished, but no results have been posted yet.
Plain-English summary written by an AI model from the registry listing.
- Status
- Completed
- Who can join
- Ages 60 and over
- Where
- 1 site
The science
- Registered title
- Diaphragmatic Breathing Program In Older People
- Trial ID
- NCT03782779 ↗
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Study type
- interventional
- Conditions
- Aging
- What is tested
- Breathing program and regular exercise, Regular Exercise
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
- Ages
- 60 Years to no maximum
- Dates
- First posted Dec 20, 2018 · updated Oct 16, 2026
Registry summary
In the present study a program of respiratory physical therapy based on diaphragmatic breathing is applied in institutionalized old people, evaluating lung function parameters (FVC, FEV1, FEV1/FVC) and oxygen saturation.
The hypothesis is that a diaphragmatic breathing program applied in elderly people can improve the respiratory system's function and consequently improve their daily life. This program will include learning and performing a diaphragmatic-abdominal breathing, and incorporating the new breathing pattern to a upper and lower limbs maintenance exercises as well as to daily life activities.
Methods: randomized and controlled clinical study of respiratory parameters of institutionalized old people. The subjects will be divided into 2 groups: 1) diaphragmatic breathing program and upper and lower limbs maintenance exercises 2) control group which do upper and lower limbs maintenance exercises. There will be 3 treatment sessions during 8 weeks, with evaluations before the study and after 8 weeks, which include: lung function parameters (forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in one second, Tiffeneau Index) and pulseoximeter (which includes oxygen saturation and cardiac frequency).
Sites (1)
- University of Valencia, Valencia, Valencia, Spain