Clinical trial NCT06494930: The Effect of Functional Respiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Function and Physical Performance
Official title: The Effect of Functional Respiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Function and Physical Performance in Football Players
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Respiratory Muscle
Exercise
Lead sponsor: Istinye University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-07-10
Enrollment: 30
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 35
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The study aims to investigate the effects of core stabilization exercise, which includes functional respiratory muscle training, on respiratory function, aerobic capacity, trunk stabilization, and physical performance in football players.

Licensed athletes who actively engage in sports and play football will be included in the project. Volunteers included in the study will be randomly divided into two groups: study and control groups. Different methods will be used in the study for respiratory function testing, respiratory muscle strength measurement, trunk stabilization evaluation, and performance evaluation. To apply these methods, a spirometer device (according to ATS/ERS criteria with Cosmed Pony FX, Italy), portable, electronic oral pressure measurement device (with Micro Medical Micro RPM, Rochester, England), Plank and Sorenson tests will be used. A core stabilization exercise protocol including functional respiratory muscle training will be applied to the study group. The control group will only apply the same core stabilization exercise protocol as the study group.

This study aims to investigate the effects of functional respiratory muscle training and to add it to the training program of athletes according to the results.

Detailed description: Football is a sport branch that requires a high degree of coordination, using motoric properties such as general endurance and coordination, as well as aerobic and anaerobic efforts. Studies argue that core strength positively affects athletic performance, reduces the risk of injury, and has an effect on the treatment of pain in the back area. Core stability is very important in terms of sports performance. Respiratory functions of all athletes, regardless of sports branches; It varies depending on physiological, functional, and psychological factors. Because disruption of respiratory muscle functions or respiratory muscle fatigue is a factor that jeopardizes the exercise performance of athletes. Numerous studies have shown that respiratory muscle training reduces respiratory muscle fatigue and sympatho-excitation during intense exercise. Previous studies focusing on the effects of respiratory muscle training have shown increased respiratory muscle strength in triathletes and marathon runners, rowers, cyclists, and divers. There are a limited number of studies investigating the effect of respiratory muscle training on football players. Our study, based on research in recent literature, aims to investigate the effects of core stabilization exercise, which includes functional respiratory muscle training, on respiratory function, aerobic capacity, trunk stabilization, and physical performance in football players.

Licensed athletes who actively engage in sports and play football will be included in the project. Volunteers included in the study will be randomly divided into two groups: study and control groups. Different methods will be used in the study for respiratory function test (PFT), measurement of respiratory muscle strength, trunk stabilization evaluation, and performance evaluation. To apply these methods, a spirometer device (according to ATS/ERS criteria with Cosmed Pony FX, Italy), portable, electronic oral pressure measurement device (with Micro Medical Micro RPM, Rochester, England), Plank and Sorenson tests will be used. A core stabilization exercise protocol including functional respiratory muscle training will be applied to the study group. The control group will only apply the same core stabilization exercise protocol as the study group.

This study aims to investigate the effects of functional respiratory muscle training and to add it to the training program of athletes according to the results. Aiming to improve the health and working dynamics of the respiratory muscles in athletes by applying functional muscle training to participants, as well as showing its effect on instant and prospective performance in athletes, is the ultimate goal to be shaped by the study findings. The study will shed light on this aspect with its functioning and method for researchers in the field. With the analysis and presentation of the data obtained from our study, the gaps in the current literature will be filled.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Professional or recreational athlete Must be approved participation Must be ability to cooperate with the exercise training and evaluation methods to be applied

Exclusion Criteria:

Have surgery within the last six months Cardiovascular or pulmonary disease Taking a break from sports

Primary outcomes:
measure: İnspiratory muscle strength measurement
timeFrame: 6 week
measure: Plank Test
timeFrame: 6 week
measure: Sorenson Test
timeFrame: 6 week
measure: Y Balance Test
timeFrame: 6 week
measure: Ekspiratory muscle strength measurement
timeFrame: 6 week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The forced vital capacity (FVC)
timeFrame: 6 week
measure: The forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1)
timeFrame: 6 week
measure: The forced expiratory volume in the first second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC)
timeFrame: 6 week
measure: The peak flow rate (PEF)
timeFrame: 6 week
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Yunus Emre TÜTÜNEKEN
state: Zeytinburnu
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