NCT01397396

Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in COPD

Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 208 (actual)
• Sponsor: KU Leuven · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The additional effect of inspiratory muscle training as an adjunct to a general exercise training program in patients with COPD with inspiratory muscle weakness will be studied. The main hypothesis is that inspiratory muscle training combined with an exercise training program improves functional exercise capacity more than an exercise training program without the addition of an inspiratory muscle training program.

Conditions

• COPD
• Inspiratory Muscle Weakness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Inspiratory Muscle Training	Three times daily inspiratory muscle training (2x30 breaths) at an intensity of \>50% Pi,max

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-02-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2011-07-19
• Last updated: 2017-03-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium