Clinical trials: Diaphragm Mobility
Healthy
Effect of Osteopathic Manual Techniques on the Diaphragm Muscle and Its Repercussions
Determining the effects of an intervention plan on the diaphragm related to the center of gravity and range of motion in the lumbar spine (static and dynamic) in healthy individuals is an area that lacks evidence and proper…
- Trial name
- NCT04399993
- Testing
- Intervention Protocol in Diaphragm
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto
Obesity
The Influence of Inspiratory Muscular Training (IMT) on Diaphragmatic Mobility in Morbidly Obese
The purpose of this study is whether an inspiratory muscle training protocol would be associated with an improvement in of the diaphragm mobility, an increase in pulmonary function values , gain strength and endurance of…
- Trial name
- NCT01449643
- Testing
- Threshold
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Healthy
Diaphragm Stretching Increases Spine and Thoracic Mobility
Physical therapists have traditionally included various forms of manual therapy among the therapeutic approaches to spinal pathologies.
- Trial name
- NCT01753726
- Testing
- Diaphragm stretching.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Abdominoplasty Surgery
Correlation Between Intra-abdominal Pressure and Diaphragmatic Mobility in Women Submitted to Abdominoplasty After Bariatric Surgery
Background: Plication of the rectus abdominis muscles leads to an increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), which may negatively impact the respiratory system due to its effects on diaphragmatic mobility (DM).
- Trial name
- NCT06648694
- Testing
- Abdominoplasty surgery, Abdominoplasty
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Heart Surgery
Study of Diaphragm Mobility on Tissue Doppler
Diaphragm dysfunction is found in 10 to 90% of patients following heart surgery. In current practice diaphragm dysfunction is evaluated by 2D ultrasonography. Tissue Doppler is a validated technique to study heart contractility.
- Trial name
- DD (NCT03295344)
- Testing
- Diaphragm ultrasonography, Tissue Doppler
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit, Pelvic Misalignment
Comparing the Effects of Pelvic Alignment Versus Diaphragmatic Breathing on Shoulder Range of Motion
The goal of this research study is to compare the effects of pelvic alignment versus diaphragmatic breathing on range of motion in the shoulder joint in both athletic and nonathletic population.
- Conditions
- Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit, Pelvic Misalignment, Diaphragmatic Breathing
- Trial name
- NCT04255355
- Testing
- Pelvic alignment and forceful expiration, Pelvic repositioning exercise, Diaphragmatic breathing exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Georgia
Ventilation Therapy; Complications
Diaphragmatic Mobility In Ventilated Assisted Patients
The study was a randomized controlled trial. A total of 24 patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in this study and randomly divided by sealed envelope method into Experimental and Control groups with 12 patients…
- Trial name
- NCT04733261
- Testing
- Diaphragmatic mobility, Chest Physiotherapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aqua Medical Services (Pvt) Ltd
Healthy Individuals
Physiology of Body Lateralization on Regional Lung Ventilation Study
The goal of this experimental study, with crossover design, is to analyze the effects of body lateralization applied at 30 degrees compared to the supine position on the distribution of ventilation and regional lung aeration in…
- Trial name
- LATLUNGS (NCT06044896)
- Testing
- Supine Positioning, Body Lateral Positioning
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pernambuco
Obesity, Asthma
Obesity-asthma Endophenotype and Diaphragm Mobility in Adolescence
Obesity and asthma share changes that may begin in the fetal development phase. The endophenotype obesity-asthma presents as main characteristic a pattern of inflammatory response different from the habitual Th2 profile of…
- Trial name
- NCT03029936
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Relationship Between Respiratory Functional Tests and Image Thoracic Techniques in Patients With Neuromuscular Diseases
It is very important monitoring respiratory muscle function in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We have at our disposal Respiratory Functional Tests (forced vital capacity (FVC), maximal mouth-inspiratory force…
- Trial name
- NCT01090674
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Aging Well
Breather Exerciser Trainer on Diaphragmatic Mobility And Thickness
The purpose of this study is to the effect of the breather exerciser trainer on diaphragmatic mobility and thickness in elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT06308458
- Testing
- Breather Exerciser Trainer, Conventional Breathing Exercise
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adly A Adam
Muscular Atrophy, Sensitivity Training Groups
Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Elders
Aging causes anatomical and physiological changes in the respiratory system and respiratory muscle strength with decline in its maximum function.
- Conditions
- Muscular Atrophy, Sensitivity Training Groups, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT01791010
- Testing
- Inspiratory muscle training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Healthy Volunteers
Comparison of the Effect of Different Inspiratory Loads on Diaphragmatic Function in Healthy Individuals
This pilot study aims to evaluate how the diaphragm responds to different inspiratory muscle training loads using ultrasound in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT07143721
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vigo
Diaphragm Mobility, Breathing Exercises
Diaphragm Activity During Incentive Spirometry and Diaphragmatic Breathing
The objective of the present study is to evaluate diaphragm activity during three breathing exercises: diaphragmatic breathing (DB), flow-oriented (Triflo II)incentive spirometry and volume-oriented (Voldyne) incentive…
- Conditions
- Diaphragm Mobility, Breathing Exercises, Incentive Spirometry, Diaphragmatic Breathing
- Trial name
- NCT00997737
- Testing
- DB, VI and FI
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sirio-Libanes
Competitive Atheletes of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
20 Competitive Athletes of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Where Randomly Assigned in a Myofascial Diaphragm Release Technique or a Sham Technique in Order to Investigate the Immediate Effects of Thoracic Mobility and Chest Expansion
Thoracic injuries, in high level competitive Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ) athletes occupied a significant percentage of all musculoskeletal injuries in this population.
- Trial name
- Myofascial Rx (NCT07150039)
- Testing
- Manual therapy intervention (Chaitow's myofascial diaphragm release)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Evdokia Billis
Shoulder Pain, Diaphragm Issues
Functional Movement Analysis (FMS) of Diaphragmatic Breathing-Immediate Effect on Shoulder Mobility
The diaphragm is defined as a thin, smooth muscle that separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities. The shoulder and diaphragm muscle have a clear relationship through innervation and myofascial tissue connection.
- Trial name
- NCT05748522
- Testing
- Shoulder Mobility, Diaphragmatic Breathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Measurements of Diaphragmatic Mobility on COPD Patients
To determine whether the COPD impairs the diaphragmatic mobility (DM), and verify improvements after an inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).
- Trial name
- NCT02838953
- Testing
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Casa Di Cura Villa Serena SpA
Asymptomatic Condition
Investigating Diaphragm Thickness and Mobility in Healthy Parous and Nulliparous Volunteers Using RUSI
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of diaphragm thickness and excursion measurements by applying Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging (RUSI) in a diverse cohort of healthy women…
- Trial name
- NCT06048237
- Testing
- Diagnostic Ultrasound Imaging of the diaphragm
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Evdokia Billis
Abdominoplasty Surgery
Lipoabdominoplasty and Diaphragmatic Mobility
Background: The lipoabdominoplasty can lead to respiratory complications in the postoperative period becoming critical early clinical and functional evaluation of respiratory muscles, seeking to direct a more effective treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT02762526
- Testing
- Lipoabdominoplasty
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Diaphragm, Respiratory Muscles
Ultrasound Evaluation of Changes in Diaphragm Induced by Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques
A wide number of osteopathic techniques focusing on diaphragm have been proposed but, although systematically and efficiently used, there is a general lack of evidences able to clarify how and to which extent osteopathic…
- Conditions
- Diaphragm, Respiratory Muscles, Osteopathic Medicine, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT02801058
- Testing
- Osteopathic manipulative treatment
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scarlata, Simone, M.D.