Tests a phone app's visual feedback during breathing training in Parkinson's disease
Tests whether app feedback improves breathing muscle training in people with Parkinson's disease.
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Registry title: Effect of Visual Feedback From the SpiroGym Mobile Application
Key facts
- Where
- Prague, CzechiaSee the 2 sites
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- Are you between 40 and 80 years old?
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Where in Czechia
- Department of Neurology and Centre of Clinical Neuroscience First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in PraguePrague, CzechiaTaking people
- General University HospitalPrague, CzechiaTaking people
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- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
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- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- General University Hospital, Prague
- Trial code
- NCT06942533
- Record updated
- 1 December 2025
- Original description
The previous pilot study showed that two weeks of intensive expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) with SpiroGym was sufficient to significantly improve voluntary peak cough flow (PCF). The improvement was quantitatively comparable to that reported in other intensive EMST studies of longer duration. To explain this rapid improvement, we considered the potential contribution of SpiroGym's visual feedback. We assumed that real-time visual feedback increased training effort compared with conventional EMST performed without immediate feedback.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Effect of Visual Feedback From the SpiroGym Mobile Application on Expiratory Muscle Strength Training Performance in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
The previous pilot study showed that two weeks of intensive expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) with SpiroGym was sufficient to significantly improve voluntary peak cough flow (PCF). The improvement was quantitatively comparable to that reported in other intensive EMST studies of longer duration. To explain this rapid improvement, we considered the potential contribution of SpiroGym's visual feedback. We assumed that real-time visual feedback increased training effort compared with conventional EMST performed without immediate feedback.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of visual feedback provided by the SpiroGym mobile application on performance during expiratory muscle strength training in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Inclusion: Diagnosis of Parkinsons disease; Stable dopaminergic medication (stable dose for at least 1 month).
Exclusion: History of head or neck cancer or previous surgical interventions in the neck region; Other neurological disorders; Significant cognitive impairment; Major psychiatric disorder; Illness during the study period.