Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in COPD

KU Leuven208 enrolled

Overview

The additional effect of inspiratory muscle training as an adjunct to a general exercise training program in patients with COPD with inspiratory muscle weakness will be studied. The main hypothesis is that inspiratory muscle training combined with an exercise training program improves functional exercise capacity more than an exercise training program without the addition of an inspiratory muscle training program.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

208

Conditions

COPD Inspiratory Muscle Weakness

Interventions

Inspiratory Muscle TrainingPROCEDURE

Three times daily inspiratory muscle training (2x30 breaths) at an intensity of \>50% Pi,max

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with COPD * Eligible to participate in a exercise training intervention of 8 weeks * Pi,max \<60cmH2O or \<50% of the predicted normal value Exclusion Criteria: * Major comorbidities preventing successful participation in an 8 week exercise training intervention

Locations (1)

University Hospital Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

6-Minute Walking Distance

Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks follow-up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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