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Many studies suggest that inspiratory muscles training by means of normocapnic hyperpnea improves exercise tolerance in healthy subjects. No information is available about the use of this training in COPD patients even if other methods (such as threshold loading and resistive loading) have been shown to be effective in terms of Inspiratory Muscle Function, Health-Related Quality of Life and Exercise Tolerance.
This study is designed to evaluate the effects of normocapnic hyperventilation by means of Spirotiger®, an instrument training the respiratory muscles, avoiding hypocapnia (using the methodology of isocapnic hyperpnoea)in COPD patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory muscle training | Experimental | Patients assigned to this arm train the respiratory muscles by means of normocapnic hyperpnea. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirotiger® | Device | training session :10 minutes twice a day X 4 weeks |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise Capacity | 1 month |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annalisa Cogo, MD | Contact | +390532210420 | cga@unife.it | |
| Luca Pomidori, PhD | Contact | +390532455888 | pmdlcu@unife.it |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Annalisa Cogo, MD | Università di Ferrara | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Pulmonary Respiratory Unit- University Hospital | Recruiting | Ferrara | Ferrara | 44100 | Italy |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D029424 | Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008173 | Lung Diseases, Obstructive |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D002908 | Chronic Disease |
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| D020969 |
| Disease Attributes |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |