title: Inspiratory muscle training in patients with diabetic autonomic neuropathy: a randomized clinical trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We evaluated the effects of an 8-week inspiratory muscle training (IMT, n = 5) or placebo IMT (P-IMT, n = 5) on maximal respiratory pressures, pulmonary function, functional capacity, and cardiac autonomic control in patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The IMT group had a greater increase in maximum inspiratory pressure as compared to P-IMT (p < 0.05). The IMT improved inspiratory muscle strength in patients with DAN.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.|Instituto de Cardiologia/Fundação, Universitária de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Diogo Machado
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Kaminski
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. beatrizschaan@gmail.com.|Serviço de Endocrinologia, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2350, prédio 12, 4º andar, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. beatrizschaan@gmail.com.|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. beatrizschaan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Beatriz D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Schaan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Marcos Vargas
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Paulo
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Dal
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Lago
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001945:Breathing Exercises / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D012132:Respiratory Muscles / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Autonomic nervous system; Diabetes mellitus type 2; Diabetic neuropathies; Inspiratory muscle training