Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Breathing Pattern in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

KU Leuven50 enrolled

Overview

The improvement in inspiratory muscle function might result in beneficial changes in breathing pattern during whole body exercise. The hypothesis is the effect of inspiratory muscle training as an adjunct to a pulmonary rehabilitation program improves the breathing pattern during an incremental cycle exercise.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Muscle Weakness Conditions

Interventions

Inspiratory muscle trainingPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Clinically stable COPD patients * maximal inspiratory pressure \<100% 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

Change in breathing pattern during an incremental cycle exercise test

At comparable levels of ventilation breathing frequency, inspiratory time (Ti), expiratory time (Te), total time of the respiratory cycle (Ttot), inspiratory duty cycle (Ti/Ttot), and inspiratory flow rates will be compared.

Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks follow-up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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