Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Breathing Pattern in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Muscle Weakness Conditions; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Registration Number: NCT02186340
• Lead Sponsor: KU Leuven

Brief Summary

The improvement in inspiratory muscle function might result in beneficial changes in breathing pattern during whole body exercise. The hypothesis is the effect of inspiratory muscle training as an adjunct to a pulmonary rehabilitation program improves the breathing pattern during an incremental cycle exercise.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-08
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-10
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Status Verified: 2015-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-08-28
• Last Update Posted: 2015-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinically stable COPD patients
• maximal inspiratory pressure <100% of the predicted normal value

Exclusion Criteria

• Major comorbidities preventing successful participation in an 8 week exercise training intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in breathing pattern during an incremental cycle exercise test	Baseline and 8 weeks follow-up	At comparable levels of ventilation breathing frequency, inspiratory time (Ti), expiratory time (Te), total time of the respiratory cycle (Ttot), inspiratory duty cycle (Ti/Ttot), and inspiratory flow rates will be compared.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Leuven; 🇧🇪 Leuven, Belgium