Effects of Pilates on Respiratory Mechanics

Exercise Clinical Trial

Official title:

Influence of Application of the Pilates Method on Pulmonary Function, Thoracic Mobility and Respiratory Muscle Strength

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01841385
• Other study ID #: Pilates2012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 23, 2013
• Last updated: April 26, 2013
• Start date: October 2011
• Est. completion date: August 2012

Study information

• Verified date: April 2013
• Source: Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of a fitness program from the application of Pilates on lung function, thoracoabdominal mobility and respiratory muscle strength in women.

Description:

Study in the Cardiorespiratory Physiotherapy laboratory and clinics of Pilates in the region, in which the voluntary of the Pilates group would start the Pilates method.

The study included women with body mass index (BMI) ≤ 29 kg/m2 were not engaged in regular physical activity, or sedentary lifestyle with scores up to eight, according to Baecke et al., non-smoker, non-alcoholic, without any abnormalities of the cardiovascular, respiratory and neuromuscular.

The study excluded women with disabling diseases, pregnancy, postpartum less than a year, inability to understand the tests and exercises proposed or refuse to participate in the study.

The volunteers, aged between 25 and 55 years, were allocated in to two groups:

1. Pilates Group (n = 16): sedentary volunteers, but that would begin activities with the Pilates method and evaluated three months.

2. Control group (n = 13): sedentary volunteers and remain sedentary and evaluated in three months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 21
• Est. completion date: August 2012
• Est. primary completion date: August 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 25 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• body mass index (BMI) = 29 kg/m2

• not physically active on a regular basis, ie, sedentary lifestyle with scores up to eight, according to Baecke et al.

• nonsmokers

• non-alcoholic

• without any abnormalities in the cardiovascular, respiratory or neuromuscular

Exclusion Criteria:

• disabling diseases

• gestation

• puerperium there is less than a year

• inability to understand the tests and exercises proposed

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exercise

Intervention

Other:
• Pilates method
Therapeutic intervention in the Pilates method has two regular weekly sessions for 12 weeks, totaling 24 sessions. For the protocol of Pilates exercises, exercises on soil and equipment, with gradual progression of the load.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP)	Piracicaba	São Paulo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pulmonary function	Spirometry was carried out according to the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) (2005). Three types of maneuver were used in order to evaluate the lung volumes and flows: Slow Vital Capacity (SVC), Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) and Maximum Voluntary Ventilation (MVV). The maneuvers were carried out until three acceptable and reproducible curves were obtained, not exceeding more than eight attempts. The values extracted from each maneuver were selected according to Pereira (2002), and the predicted values calculated using the equation proposed by Pereira et al. (1992) for Brazilians.	Three months	No
Primary	Thoracoabdominal mobility	The measurement of thoracoabdominal mobility was performed by using a tape scaled in centimeters. In the standing position, the measurements were made at levels axillary, xiphoid and abdominal, during rest, and at maximal inspiration and maximal expiration. At each level, the measurements were performed three times. It computed the highest value of inspiration and the lowest of expiration. The absolute difference between these values was considered the thoracoabdominal mobility.	Three months	No
Primary	Respiratory muscle strength	Respiratory muscle strength was assessed by measuring maximal respiratory pressures (MRP) with the use of an analog manometer, with operating range of ± 300 cmH2O.; The maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) was measured from a maximal expiration, near the residual volume. The maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) was measured from a maximal inspiration, near total lung capacity. Each inspiratory or expiratory effort was sustained for at least two seconds and was respected the 45 seconds between each maneuver.; To minimize the learning effect five measurements were performed and the difference between them should be as high as 10%. Was considered for analysis the highest value obtained.	Three months	No