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. 2023 Jan 6;2023(1):CD013778. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013778.pub2

NCT03080662.

Methods Study design: RCT
Study grouping: parallel‐group
Participants Baseline characteristics
Inclusion criteria
  • To be eligible for the PR program participants must have stable COPD (at least 4 weeks), inspiratory muscle weakness (PImax < 70%) and pulmonary hyperinflation (TLC > 120%). Patients that have signed informed consent


Exclusion criteria
  • Hospitalization within the previous 14 days

  • Current participation in a rehabilitation program

  • Locomotor or neurological condition or disability limiting the ability to perform exercise

  • Lung transplantation or lung volume reduction surgery foreseen within 1 month after discharge

Interventions Intervention characteristics
IMT: training with ORYGEN DUAL Sham Valve for 5 weeks
Control/sham: training with the same protocol with no load
Outcomes  
Notes