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| Title |
A pilot study of respiratory muscle training to improve cough effectiveness and reduce the incidence of pneumonia in acute stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-15-123 |
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| Authors |
Stefan Tino Kulnik, Gerrard Francis Rafferty, Surinder S Birring, John Moxham, Lalit Kalra |
| Abstract |
After stroke, pneumonia is a relevant medical complication that can be precipitated by aspiration of saliva, liquids, or solid food. Swallowing difficulty and aspiration occur in a significant proportion of stroke survivors. Cough, an important mechanism protecting the lungs from inhaled materials, can be impaired in stroke survivors, and the likely cause for this impairment is central weakness of the respiratory musculature. Thus, respiratory muscle training in acute stroke may be useful in the recovery of respiratory muscle and cough function, and may thereby reduce the risk of pneumonia. The present study is a pilot study, aimed at investigating the validity and feasibility of this approach by exploring effect size, safety, and patient acceptability of the intervention. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Denmark | 1 | 20% |
| Australia | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 40% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 40% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 366 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 358 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 62 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 35 | 10% |
| Researcher | 33 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 22 | 6% |
| Other | 65 | 18% |
| Unknown | 103 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 90 | 25% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 83 | 23% |
| Neuroscience | 15 | 4% |
| Sports and Recreations | 9 | 2% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 37 | 10% |
| Unknown | 125 | 34% |