Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Salt Chambers on Functional Efficiency, Respiratory Parameters, and Blood Rheology in Elderly With Respiratory Diseases.
Functional Efficiency, Respiratory Parameters and Blood Rheological Tests in Elderly People With Respiratory Diseases Participating in Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Underground Salt Chambers - a Prospective Experimental Study, Controlled in a Crossover Design
University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland
33 participants
Apr 4, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The aim of the study is to assess the impact of the rehabilitation and treatment stay at the underground Health Resort of the 'Wieliczka' Salt Mine in Wieliczka on the functional capacity, respiratory parameters, and rheological properties of blood in elderly individuals with respiratory diseases.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- people aged 65 and older with chronic respiratory diseases in a stable period of the disease (without exacerbations), qualified to participate in a rehabilitation and treatment stay in the underground Health Resort 'Wieliczka' Salt Mine in Wieliczka,
- patients who gave informed, written consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria3
- patients with contraindications to subterraneotherapy and physical exercise,
- lack of written consent to participate in the study,
- deterioration of health during the implementation of the program.
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Interventions
Pulmonary rehabilitation in the underground Health Resort of the 'Wieliczka' Salt Mine
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NCT06951633