The Effect of Functional Respiratory Muscle Training on Respiratory Function and Physical Performance
NCT Number: NCT06494930
Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Phases: NA
Conditions: Respiratory Muscle|Exercise
Interventions: OTHER: F-IMT|OTHER: Core Stabilization Exercise
Sponsor: Istinye University
Sex: MALE
Age: ADULT
Enrollment: 30
Study Design: Allocation: RANDOMIZED|Intervention Model: PARALLEL|Masking: DOUBLE (INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES_ASSESSOR)|Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
Start Date: 2024-07-15
Completion Date: 2024-10-15
Locations: Yunus Emre TÜTÜNEKEN, Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, 34010, Turkey

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.

Primary Outcome Measures: İnspiratory muscle strength measurement, The athletes' maximum inspiratory intraoral pressure (MIP) will be measured by a portable, electronic oral pressure measuring device, and the values will be recorded in cmH2O., 6 week|Plank Test, Subjects are asked to lie face down, stand on their toes with their forearms and elbows bilaterally shoulder-width apart, lift the pelvis, and form a straight line parallel to the floor with their neck, shoulders, back, hips, and legs, and the subject maintains this posture. Once the time starts, the time until the subject gets tired and/or breaks his posture is recorded in seconds., 6 week|Sorenson Test, For this test, the athlete will be laid face down with his body hanging off the bed from the anterior superior iliac spine. The athlete is asked to keep his body parallel to the ground against gravity, with his legs fixed at the gastrocnemius muscle level and his hands clasped on his chest. Partial trunk extension is allowed. When posture is impaired and/or the athlete quits the experiment due to fatigue and pain, the time is stopped and the score in seconds is recorded., 6 week|Y Balance Test, The "Y Balance Test" platform will be used to measure dynamic postural control. Each participant's leg length will be recorded in centimeters by measuring bilaterally in the supine position from the anterior superior iliac point to the distal part of the medial malleolus. Measurements will be tested barefoot, in 3 directions, with ANT reaching as the distance between the participant's central toe tip and PL and PM as the distance between the farthest point the participant can reach from the heel of the foot., 6 week|Ekspiratory muscle strength measurement, The athletes' maximum expiratory intraoral pressure (MEP) will be measured by a portable, electronic oral pressure measuring device, and the values will be recorded in cmH2O., 6 week
Secondary Outcome Measures: The forced vital capacity (FVC), In the respiratory function test, the athletes' forced vital capacity (FVC) will be measured with a portable spirometer. Pulmonary function test parameters will be expressed in liters and percentage of the expected value. Respiratory function test will be performed with a spirometer device according to ATS/ERS criteria., 6 week|The forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), In the respiratory function test, the athletes' forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) will be measured with a portable spirometer. Pulmonary function test parameters will be expressed in liters and percentage of the expected value. Respiratory function test will be performed with a spirometer device according to ATS/ERS criteria., 6 week|The forced expiratory volume in the first second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC), In the respiratory function test, the athletes' ratio of forced expiratory volume in the first second to forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) will be measured with a portable spirometer. Pulmonary function test parameters will be expressed in liters and percentage of the expected value. Respiratory function test will be performed with a spirometer device according to ATS/ERS criteria., 6 week|The peak flow rate (PEF), In the respiratory function test, the athletes' peak flow rate (PEF) will be measured with a portable spirometer. Pulmonary function test parameters will be expressed in liters and percentage of the expected value. Respiratory function test will be performed with a spirometer device according to ATS/ERS criteria., 6 week