Respiratory Muscle TrainingExercise and fitnessCognitive functionDevice
What this study is
Determine if exercise training for the respiratory muscles improves cognitive performance during periods when breathing against a resistance.
What's being tested
- Inspiratory muscle training
Intervention · DEVICE
8 weeks of active or sham inspiratory muscle training
Study details
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
- Conditions
- Respiratory Muscle Training
- Enrolling
- 32 people
- Starts
- 2026-03-27
- Est. completion
- 2027-04
- Design
- Triple-blind, randomized, parallel groups
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years – 40 YearsSex ALLHealthy volunteers AcceptedYou may qualify if
- 18-40 years old
- Body mass index <30 kg/m2
- Naïve to IMT
- >75% of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) / forced vital capacity (FVC) (FEV1/FVC)
- Access to smart phone or tablet with internet
You can't join if
- Diagnosed:; Cardiovascular disease; Respiratory disease (including asthma); Metabolic disease; Currently pregnant; Unable to adhere to the IMT protocol
- Answering 'yes' to any of the questions on page one of the PAR-Q+
- Abnormal cognition assessed via the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (score of 25 or less)
- Self-reported color blindness
- Significant acute or chronic medical, neurologic, or illness in the participant that, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, could compromise subject safety, limit the ability of the participant to complete the study, and/or compromise the objectives of the study
Sign in and we'll check these against your records.Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Loading treatment details…
1
Study locations (1)
1 openIndiana University
Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- Blair Johnson, PhD · Contact812-855-8699bj33@iu.edu
- Blair Johnson, PhD · Principal investigator
Recruiting
Study team
Sponsor
Indiana University
Study ID 28083
Principal investigator
Blair Johnson, PhD
Indiana University
Have questions? The contacts above can answer them before you apply.
Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.