Does inspiratory muscle training affect expiratory muscle thickness in respiratory intensive care patients? A pilot randomized controlled study

dc.authorid0000-0001-7033-8494
dc.contributor.authorBenli, Reyhan Kaygusuz
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Baris
dc.contributor.authorYurdalan, S. Ufuk
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-06T13:11:30Z
dc.date.available2025-10-06T13:11:30Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentFakülteler, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü
dc.description.abstractBackground: This randomized controlled trial aimed to compare abdominal muscle thickness between intensive care patients and healthy controls, and to evaluate the impact of IMT on expiratory muscle thickness using ultrasound. Methods: In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, 20 post-extubation intensive care patients were randomly assigned to either an a conventional physiotherapy (CP) group or IMT + CP group. Both interventions were applied for five days. An additional 10 healthy individuals served as controls for comparison. Abdominal muscle thicknesses-including external oblique (EOA), internal oblique (IOA), transversus abdominis (TRA), and rectus abdominis (RA)-were measured using ultrasound. Maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) were also recorded. Results: At baseline, healthy controls had significantly higher MIP, MIP% predicted, MEP, MEP% predicted, and RA muscle thickness compared to both patient groups (p < 0.05). Following intervention, both IMT and CP groups showed significant improvements in MIP (p < 0.05), but only the IMT group demonstrated significant increases in MEP, MEP% predicted, IOA, and RA muscle thickness (p < 0.05). The IMT group showed significantly greater improvements in MIP, MEP, IOA, and RA muscle thickness compared to the CP group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Post-extubation IMT may improve not only inspiratory but also expiratory muscle strength and abdominal wall thickness. These findings suggest that IMT could support weaning processes in intensive care, although larger studies are needed.
dc.identifier.citationReyhan Kaygusuz Benli, Barış Yılmaz, S Ufuk Yurdalan, & Nalan Adıgüzel. (2025). Does inspiratory muscle training affect expiratory muscle thickness in respiratory intensive care patients? A pilot randomized controlled study. Journal of Critical Care, 89, 155125–155125. ‌
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jcrc.2025.155125
dc.identifier.endpage8
dc.identifier.issn0883-9441
dc.identifier.issue155125
dc.identifier.pmid40449134
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12941/329
dc.identifier.volume89
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001503615100002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorAdıgüzel, Nalan
dc.institutionauthorid0000-0001-7033-8494
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherW B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectInspiratory muscle training
dc.subjectIntensive care unit
dc.subjectUltrasonography
dc.subjectRespiratory muscleIntensive care physiotherapy
dc.subjectİnspiratuar kas eğitimi
dc.subjectYoğun bakım ünitesi
dc.subjectUltrasonografi
dc.subjectSolunum kası Yoğun bakım fizyoterapisi
dc.titleDoes inspiratory muscle training affect expiratory muscle thickness in respiratory intensive care patients? A pilot randomized controlled study
dc.typeArticle

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