NCT04120142

Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training During PR on Dyspnoea and Exercise Tolerance in COPD Patients

Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training During PR on Dyspnoea and Exercise Tolerance in Chronic Obstructive (COPD)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Sousse · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 45 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a respiratory disease that results in progressive airflow limitation and respiratory distress. The benefit of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) combined with a pulmonary rehabilitation programme is uncertain. The investigators aimed to demonstrate that, in patients with obstructive pulmonary disease, IMT performed during a PRP is associated with an improvement of dyspnoea and exercise tolerance.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of the inspiratory muscle training (with incremental load every two weeks in two months) performed during pulmonary rehabilitation on dyspnoea, 6 minutes walk test and quality of life using the St George's respiratory questionnaire (SGRQ) in COPD patients.

Conditions

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pulmonary rehabilitation+IMT	The experimental group receives inspiratory muscle training and aerobic exercise.
OTHER	Pulmonary rehabilitation	The Active Comparator group received only aerobic exercise.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-02-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-01
• Completion: 2019-12-01
• First posted: 2019-10-09
• Last updated: 2020-02-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Tunisia