Open Access<p>Novel versus Traditional Inspiratory Muscle Training Regimens as Home-Based, Stand-Alone Therapies in COPD: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial</p>
Author(s) -
Magno F. Formiga,
Filip Dosbaba,
Martin Hartman,
Ladislav Baťalík,
Marek Plutinský,
Kristián Brat,
Ondřej Ludka,
Lawrence P. Cahalin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s266234
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , deconditioning , pulmonary rehabilitation , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , rehabilitation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , quality of life (healthcare) , nursing
Subjects with COPD frequently develop considerable weakness and deconditioning of the inspiratory musculature, which can be corrected with inspiratory muscle training (IMT). While rehabilitation centers may be able to provide IMT as part of the rather complex management of COPD, there is currently a lack of rehabilitation services in the Czech Republic. Remote IMT may then benefit subjects with COPD who are unable to attend or do not have access to rehabilitation programs. We aim at evaluating the utility of the test of incremental respiratory endurance (TIRE) as an at-home IMT method in subjects with COPD, while comparing the effectiveness of this novel training approach to the outcomes of traditional, threshold loading IMT protocols.