UnknownPhase 4

Inspiratory Muscle Training in Hypercapnic COPD

Germany40 participantsStarted 2006-02

Plain-language summary

The trial intends to investigate, whether inspiratory muscle training in hypercapnic patients improves inspiratory muscle strength, inspiratory muscle endurance and endurance to walk within six minutes.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * COPD with FEV1/FVC \< 70 % * age \> 18 * stable disease * able to walk * carbon dioxide \>= 48 mmHg Exclusion Criteria: * ejection fraction of the heart \< 40 % * active psychiatric disease * bronchial hyperresponsiveness according to ATS criteria * pregnancy * renal insufficiency with a creatinine \< 2 mg/dl

What they're measuring

inspiratory muscle strength

inspiratory muscle endurance

walking distance with dyspnea score

Carbon dioxide level

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00291460

SponsorKrankenhaus Kloster Grafschaft

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Contact for this trial

Dominic Dellweg, M.D.

+49 2972 791 d.dellweg@fkkg.de

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