Inspiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Launched by FACULDADE EVANGELICA DO PARANA · Jan 25, 2010

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Study design: A double-blind parallel controlled trial Setting: outpatient clinic Inclusion criteria: Subjects between 40 and 75 years of age referred by a physician to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, with a clinical and spirometric diagnosis of moderate to severe COPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD).

Outcome measurements: Inspiratory muscle strength (using maximal inspiratory pressure, MIP), exercise capacity (using six-minute walk test) and dyspnea were measured.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Subjects with a clinical and spirometric diagnosis of moderate to severe COPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)
• • In a stable condition (without exacerbations or infections for at least a month)
• • Had to be former smokers (\> 6 months without smoking)
• • subjects referred by a physician to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Subjects with a known history of asthma, or severe and/or unstable heart disease or any other pathological condition that could impair their physical activities