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Last refreshed on: 7 September 2015
Main ID:  NCT02186340
Date of registration: 03/07/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Public title: Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Breathing Pattern in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Date of first enrolment: January 2013
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02186340
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Belgium
Contacts
Name:     Rik PT Gosselink, PhD
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Affiliation:  KU Leuven
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Clinically stable COPD patients

- maximal inspiratory pressure <100% of the predicted normal value

Exclusion Criteria:

- Major comorbidities preventing successful participation in an 8 week exercise
training intervention



Age minimum: 40 Years
Age maximum: 90 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Muscle Weakness Conditions
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Inspiratory muscle training
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in breathing pattern during an incremental cycle exercise test [Time Frame: Baseline and 8 weeks follow-up]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
S52852-2
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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