OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness, feasibility, and safety of short-term inspiratory and expiratory muscle training (IEMT) in subacute @entity64 @entity1 . METHODS: Within 2 weeks of @entity64 onset, 109 @entity1 with a first @entity385 event were randomly assigned to the IEMT (n = 56) or sham IEMT (n = 53) study group. The IEMT consisted of 5 sets of 10 repetitions, twice a day, 5 days per week for 3 weeks, at a training workload equivalent to 30% of maximal respiratory pressures. @entity1 and researchers assessing outcome variables were blinded to the assigned study group. The main outcome was respiratory muscle strength assessed by maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures (PImax, PEmax). @entity1576 at 6 months were also recorded. RESULTS: Both groups improved respiratory muscle strength during the study. IEMT was associated with significantly improved %PImax and %PEmax: effect size d = 0.74 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.28-1.20) and d = 0.56 (95% CI 0.11-1.02), respectively. No significant training effect was observed for peripheral muscle strength. @entity1576 at 6 months occurred more frequently in the sham group (8 vs 2, p = 0.042), with an absolute risk reduction of 14%. The number needed to treat to prevent one @entity358 event over a follow-up of 6 months was 7. No major adverse events or side effects were observed. CONCLUSION: IEMT induces significant improvement in inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength and could potentially offer an additional therapeutic tool aimed to reduce @entity1576 at 6 months in @entity64 @entity1 . CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class II evidence that short-term training may have the potential to improve respiratory muscle strength in @entity1 with subacute @entity64 .

Inspiratory and expiratory muscle training in subacute XXXX : A randomized clinical trial.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity358 :: ('MESH:D008171', 'Disease') :: ['lung infection'] @entity1576 :: ('MESH:D012131', 'Disease') :: ['Respiratory complications', 'respiratory complications'] @entity385 :: ('MESH:D002544', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic stroke']
@entity64 :: (MESH:D020521,Disease) :: ['stroke']
