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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Lung Diseases Lung Diseases, Obstructive Muscle Weakness Conditions Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Tract Diseases

Age range

40 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Hospital Leuven

Leuven, 3000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

inspiratory muscle training

Procedure

Primary outcomes

Change in breathing pattern during an incremental cycle exercise test

Time frame: Baseline and 8 weeks follow-up

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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

KU Leuven

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Jul 10, 2014
Registry last updated: Aug 31, 2015

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