Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land1 site in 1 country72 target enrollmentApril 2013

ConditionsCOPD Inspiratory Muscle Weakness

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: COPD
Sponsor: Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
Enrollment: 72
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: 6-Minute walking distance
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief 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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 2013

End Date

February 2017

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Klaus Kenn

Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients with COPD
•Eligible to participate in an inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program of 3 weeks
•Pi,max \<60 centimeters of water or \<50% of the predicted normal value

Exclusion Criteria

•Major comorbidities preventing successful participation in an 8 week exercise training intervention
•use of non-invasive ventilation

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

6-Minute walking distance

Time Frame: change from the beginning at 3 weeks of a inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program

Secondary Outcomes

exercise capacity (constant work rate test)(change from the beginning at 3 weeks of a inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program)
maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax)(change from the beginning at 3 weeks of a inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program)
inspiratory muscle endurance capacity(change from the beginning at 3 weeks of a inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program)
dyspnea(change from the beginning at 3 weeks of a inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program)