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The Effect of Respiratory Muscle Training on Cognitive Performance

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Who can join

Ages 18 to 40 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome

Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-40 years old
* Body mass index \<30 kg/m2
* Naïve to IMT
* \>75% of predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) / forced vital capacity (FVC) (FEV1/FVC)
* Access to smart phone or tablet with internet

Exclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed:

  * Cardiovascular disease
  * Respiratory disease (including asthma)
  * Metabolic disease
  * Currently pregnant
  * Unable to adhere to the IMT protocol
* Answering 'yes' to any of the questions on page one of the PAR-Q+
* Abnormal cognition assessed via the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (score of 25 or less)
* Self-reported color blindness
* Significant acute or chronic medical, neurologic, or illness in the participant that, in the judgment of the Principal Investigator, could compromise subject safety, limit the ability of the participant to complete the study, and/or compromise the objectives of the study

About the study

Determine if exercise training for the respiratory muscles improves cognitive performance during periods when breathing against a resistance.

What is being tested

Sponsor: Indiana University · Participants: 32 · Started: Mar 27, 2026

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07637331

Locations in the U.S.

IndianaIndiana University, Bloomington

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.