Kim Kant-Smits , Bart Bartels , Ruben P.A. van Eijk , Fay-Lynn Asselman , Esther S. Veldhoen , Kors van der Ent , W. Ludo van der Pol , Erik H.J. Hulzebos
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The RESISTANT study (Respiratory Muscle Training in Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy): results of a randomized controlled trial
Objectives
To investigate the efficacy and feasibility of respiratory muscle training (RMT) in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and respiratory muscle weakness.
Design
A 4-month, single-blinded RCT, followed by an 8-month extension phase.
Setting
The outpatient clinic of the Neurology department and the Child Development and Exercise Center at the University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Participants
30 participants, ≥eight years, SMA type 1 to 4, and respiratory muscle weakness.
Interventions
The training group started RMT at 30% of their maximum inspiratory (PImax) and expiratory pressure (PEmax) and adjusted their training intensity based on perceived exertion. The control group started and continued RMT at 10% of PImax and PEmax. After four months, the control group received the same RMT as the training group.
Main outcome measures
The primary outcome was the between-group difference in PImax after the RCT phase. Additionally, we explored the association between training volume (i.e., number of training sessions x training intensity) and increase in PImax over 1 year.
Results
25 participants completed the study. Mean PImax after four months (corrected for baseline value) training group: 61.1 cmH2O, control group: 54.3 cmH2O, mean difference in PImax: 6.8 cmH2O [95% CI: −2.0 to 15.6]. Despite the study being underpowered, we did find an association between training volume and increase in PImax (R2 = 0.531).
Conclusion
There was a small between-group difference in PImax after the RCT phase. The training was safe, but the feasibility of the training needs further improvement.
Clinical Trial Registration Number
NL73280.041.20.
Contribution of the Paper
•
There was a small difference in PImax improvement between training at different intensities (10% vs 30% of PImax).
•
Higher training volume (frequency times intensity) is associated with improvement of inspiratory muscle strength.
•
Supervision (by physiotherapists) might contribute to better adherence to respiratory muscle training.
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