Home-based inspiratory muscle training in pediatric patients after kidney transplantation: a randomized clinical trial.

Raquel P Carbonera Ana Paula O Barbosa Tatiana Coser Normann Pedro Dal Lago Clotilde Druck Garcia Janice Luisa Lukrafka

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2020)

Home-based IMT provides a significant increase in respiratory muscle strength, without changes in functional capacity and pulmonary function. Benefits regarding biochemical markers (hemoglobin and hematocrit) were also observed.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
virtual reality
red blood cell
respiratory tract