Effects of Home-based Respiratory Muscle Training Progamme in Individuals With Ischemic Heart Disease

Effects of Home-based Respiratory Muscle Training by Telerehabilitation on Quality of Life, Cardiopulmonary Function, Physical Status and Psychological Status in Individuals With Ischemic Heart Disease

The main objective of the present study is to verify whether respiratory muscle training programme (IMT+EMT; included both inspriratory and expiratory muscles), applied by telerehabilitation, is an effective intervention (versus placebo and versus inspiratory muscle training in isolation (IMT)) in improving quality of life, cardiopulmonary function and physical and psychological state in people with ischemic heart disease. In addition, the aim is to determine whether respiratory muscle training (IMT or IMT+EMT) is effective in enhancing the results obtained by a conventional cardiac rehabilitation programme on the aforementioned variables.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Presence of ischemic heart disease
• Age 18 years or older
• Cardiovascular clinical stability

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any condition that contraindicate exercise training
• Inability to close the lips to hold the training device's mouthpiece (e.g., facial paralysis)
• Previous participation in a rehabilitation programme within the last 3 months
• Pregnancy
• Inability to adhere to remote monitoring