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Inspiratory muscle training in patients with diabetic autonomic neuropathy: a randomized clinical trial
Diogo Machado Kaminski1,2, Beatriz D Schaan3,4,5, Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva6
1Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Aims And Methods:
We evaluated the effects of an 8-week inspiratory muscle training (IMT, n = 5) or placebo IMT (P-IMT, n = 5) on maximal respiratory pressures, pulmonary function, functional capacity, and cardiac autonomic control in patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN).
Results And Conclusions:
The IMT group had a greater increase in maximum inspiratory pressure as compared to P-IMT (p < 0.05). The IMT improved inspiratory muscle strength in patients with DAN.
