Efficacy of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Inspiratory Capacity in Patients With COPD

Hospital Hietzing

Status: Unknown

Conditions: COPD

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00469313

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypothesis:benefits of inspiratory muscle strenght training with Respifit S decreases symptoms, disability or handicap of patients affected by COPD. The inspiratory fraction (inspiratory capacity IC/ total lung capacity TLC)may be functionally more representative than other traditional indices.

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• COPD GOLD II-III (FEV1<80 and >30%)

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Lung cancer
• Diabetes mellitus
• Primary exacerbation of COPD