Breath Stacking Technique Associated With Expiratory Muscle Training in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients

Launched by ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE CIENCIAS DA SAUDE · Jan 10, 2020

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ClinConnect Summary

age over 18 years preserved cognition, evidenced by a score greater than or equal to 24 points in the Mini-Mental Status Exam; no barium allergies; without tracheostomy or invasive mechanical ventilation; no diaphragmatic pacemaker and without associated respiratory disease.Participants are excluded if they have pregnancy; previous kidney disease or other concomitant diseases; respiratory diseases and hospitalization in intensive care units (ICUs) during the study.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • diagnosis of neuromuscular disease confirmed by neurologists at the referral center for neuromuscular diseases at Brasília prior to screening for recruitment
• • age over 18 years
• • preserved cognition, evidenced by a score greater than or equal to 24 points in the Mini-Mental Status Exam;
• • no barium allergies
• • without tracheostomy or invasive mechanical ventilation
• • no diaphragmatic pacemaker
• • without associated respiratory disease
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • pregnancy
• • previous kidney disease or other concomitant diseases .respiratory diseases and hospitalization in intensive care units (ICUs) during the study.