Inspiratory Muscle Training for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder

Sykehuset Innlandet HF

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Treatments: Device: Threshold IMT Philips Respironics

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02673242

E16260

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a randomized controlled trial with the aim of evaluating the effect of homebased inspiratory muscle training (IMT) for patients with COPD in Norway. The intervention group will train with threshold IMT for 6 weeks. The control group will not participate in any other training method or sham. Evaluation parameters are maximal inspiratory pressure, six minute walk test, COPD assessment test, modified Medical research council dyspnea scale and spirometry.

Enrollment: 3 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• COPD grade III-IV,
• Inhabitant of Hedmark (Løten, Våler, Åsnes, Hamar, Elverum)

Exclusion criteria

• Undergoing exercise based physical therapy treatment,
• not able to do IMT physically or mentally

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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3 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

No treatment other than medical

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Inspiratory muscle training

Treatment:

Device: Threshold IMT Philips Respironics