Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Dyspnea in Subjects With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (IMT)

Regional University Hospital Center (CHRU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Treatments: Other: Inspiratory muscle training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01545011

RB 11.083 (EMI)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determinate whether inspiratory muscle training (IMT) associated with a conventional respiratory rehabilitation program is more effective than a conventional respiratory rehabilitation program alone,on Dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) subjects with a normal maximum inspiratory pressure (IP > 60 cmH2O).

Full description

Dyspnea is the main complaint of patients with COPD. Dyspnea is explained largely by the distension, objectified by measuring inspiratory capacity (IC), which places the diaphragm at a disadvantage to be effective, which raises the sensation of dyspnea.

Currently, inspiratory muscles training is recommended by the French-language Society of Pneumology, in case of an objective reduction of the strength of these muscles (corresponding to maximum inspiratory pressure <60 cm H20).

Enrollment: 38 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient with COPD
• Hospitalized in the pulmonary rehabilitation unit in the hospital of Morlaix, with a 3 weeks pulmonary rehabilitation course

Exclusion criteria

• Pneumonectomy, Lobectomy less than 6 months
• Cardio-pulmonary anomaly
• Max inspiratory pressure < 60 cm H2O

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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38 participants in 2 patient groups

standard

No Intervention group

Description:

conventional respiratory rehabilitation

IMT

Experimental group

Description:

Inspiratory muscle training and conventional respiratory rehabilitation

Treatment:

Other: Inspiratory muscle training