Inspiratory Muscle Training Before Total Joint Arthroplasty to Improve Postoperative Outcomes: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Barbara K Smith   ¹ , PT, PhD ;   Julie Shaner   ² , MD ;   Adam Gitlin   ² , MD ;   William Meier   ³ , PT, DPT ;   Sabrina Wang   ³ , OTR/L, PT, DPT ;   Maribel Ciampitti   ⁴ , MS, CCC-SLP ;   Tatiana Elias-Grajeda   ⁴ , MD ;   Ushna Khan   ¹ , MD ;   Johnny Washington   ² , MD ;   Michael Freidl   ² , MD ;   Stefan Braunecker   ⁵ , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States

² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States

³ Physical Therapy, UF Health, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States

⁴ Office of Research Affairs, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States

⁵ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, United States