Inspiratory Muscle Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Effects on Respiratory and Motor Functions
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Sadık Emre ÇELEBİ
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 20 people enrolled
- Started
- 15 May 2025
- Ended
- 22 Dec 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Inspiratory muscle training and standard neurodevelopmental physiotherapy (SNP)
- Standard neurodevelopmental physiotherapy (SNP)
- Record updated
- 11 May 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 5 years to 18 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Participants aged 5-18 years
- Diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP) by a paediatric neurologist
- Classified as Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I-II
- Possessing communication skills sufficient to understand verbal or written language and follow assessment and intervention instructions
Who cannot take part
- History of lung infection within the previous month
- Orthopaedic surgery or botulinum toxin injection within the previous six months
- Haemodynamic instability (heart rate >150 beats/min, systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure >90 mmHg)
- Severe chest infection or an active respiratory condition that could limit participation in the study
- Mental or auditory dysfunction that could interfere with participation in the assessment or intervention procedures
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This study investigates the effect of inspiratory muscle training on respiratory parameters, trunk control, upper extremity function and swallowing in patients with cerebral palsy aged 5-18 years. The results of the study aim to provide a clinical perspective for clinicians working with patients diagnosed with cerebral palsy between the ages of 5-18 years and to contribute to the literature.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Control GroupExisting treatment, for comparison
Participants in the control group will undergo a standard neurodevelopmental physiotherapy (SNP) for 8 weeks, consisting of two 40-minute sessions per week under the supervision of a physiotherapist.
Treatment: Standard neurodevelopmental physiotherapy (SNP)
- Experimental GroupTreatment being tested
Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) in addition to the standard neurodevelopmental physiotherapy (SNP) program. The initial training load was set at 30% of MIP. MIP was remeasured weekly, and the training load was updated according to 30% of the newly obtained value. Resistance adjustments were performed weekly by the physiotherapist. The IMT program was performed for eight weeks, five days per week, in two 15-minute sessions per day, for a total of 30 minutes daily. Two sessions per week were supervised by a physiotherapist, while the remaining sessions were performed as a home-based program. Participants were asked to record their home exercise sessions in a weekly follow-up form prepared by the researchers and to bring the form to the first session of each week for compliance monitoring.
Treatment: Inspiratory muscle training and standard neurodevelopmental physiotherapy (SNP)
Results explained
A paper that names this trial, explained in plain words.
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Publications
- Inspiratory Muscle Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy: Effects on Respiratory and Motor Functions.Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society, 2026
- Record updated
- 11 May 2026