30
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2004
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2004
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2005
inspiratory muscle training
This daily respiratory exercise was performed from the 2nd day following surgery by using a linear pressure resistance device (Threshold ® IMT - Health Scan Products; USA)was initially set at 40% of the maximal inspiratory pressure, obtained in the 2nd post-operative day, being adjusted to every new maximal inspiratory pressure measurement.
control group
In placebo muscular training the daily respiratory exercise was performed from the 2nd day following surgery by using a linear pressure resistance device (Threshold ® IMT - Health Scan Products; USA)no load until the 30th post-operative day.
Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto
University of Sao Paulo
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