Breathing training may boost swimming performance
NCT ID NCT07595341
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an 8-week home breathing exercise program using a special device can improve breathing, diaphragm function, and swimming performance in healthy adults who swim regularly. 34 swimmers will be randomly assigned to either the real training or a sham device. Researchers will measure lung function, heart rate, blood lactate, and 100-meter swim times.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- POWERbreathe EX1-MR device (inspiratory muscle trainer)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple home-based breathing exercise to help swimmers breathe easier and perform better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial in healthy adults, so results may not apply to others. The training is time-intensive (twice daily for 8 weeks), and the placebo group uses a sham device, so the real benefit may be small.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participants of both sexes, aged over 18 years. * Minimum swimming training frequency of at least two sessions per week, with a minimum duration of 30 minutes per session, consistently maintained over the last three months. Exclusion Criteria: * Current or previous diagnosis of respiratory diseases. * Musculoskeletal injuries limiting the ability to perform a 100-meter swimming test. * Participation in inspiratory muscle training programs within the last six months.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Club de natación Moscardó
Madrid, Spain
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