Effects of different modalities of inspiratory muscle training as an add-on to conventional treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Effects of different modalities of inspiratory muscle training as an add-on to conventional treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to peripheral and respiratory muscle dysfunctions. Nowadays, inspiratory muscle training can be geared toward strength or endurance gains. This study aims to investigate the effects of an inspiratory muscle training (IMT) protoco...

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Main Authors: Catharinne Angélica Carvalho de Farias, Lucien Peroni Gualdi, Selma Bruno da Silva, Verônica Franco Parreira, Dayane Montemezzo, Vanessa R. Resqueti, Guilherme A. F. Fregonezi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
COPD
Training
Respiratory muscle training
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3271-1

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