Acute impact of inspiratory muscle training on patients with stable hypercapnic COPD

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004221

Enrollment

Registered

2012-07-17

Start date

2012-07-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

J44.9 J96.11

Interventions

Group 1: 20 COPD patients with stable hypercapnic respiratory insufficiency perform a cycle of inspiratory muscle training (30 breaths). Before and after a training cycle capillary blood gas analysis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: stable hypercapnic COPD Patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with neuromuscular diseases, thoracic deformity, respiratory infections, pregnancy, pH below 7,33

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Developement of capillary carbon dioxid partial pressure (PaCO2) after a session of inspiratory muscle training	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Developement of twitch mouth pressure after magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerves before and after a session of inspiratory muscle training	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDavid Walker

Abteilung Pneumologie Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

david.walker@uniklnik-freiburg.de076127037060

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026