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Last refreshed on: 2 May 2016
Main ID:  NCT02646215
Date of registration: 04/01/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Public title: Inspiratory Muscle Training in Ehlers Danlos Patients
Scientific title:
Date of first enrolment: August 2015
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02646215
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Belgium
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- a diagnosis for Ehlers Danlos syndrome combining genetics and clinical examination

- no infectious exacerbation in the last four weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

- respiratory comorbidities



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ehlers Danlos
Intervention(s)
Device: Threshold inspiratory muscle training
Primary Outcome(s)
inspiratory muscle strength measured by sniff nasal inspiratory pressure [Time Frame: 2 minutes]
Secondary Outcome(s)
anxiety by hospital anxiety depression scale [Time Frame: 2 minutes]
walked distance measured by six minutes walking test [Time Frame: 6 minutes]
lung function by spirometry [Time Frame: 5 minutes]
Secondary ID(s)
EDS-IMT
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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