Inspiratory Muscle Training for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02673242

Enrollment

Registered

2016-02-03

Start date

2015-11-30

Completion date

2016-08-31

Last updated

2017-04-27

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Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Brief summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial with the aim of evaluating the effect of homebased inspiratory muscle training (IMT) for patients with COPD in Norway. The intervention group will train with threshold IMT for 6 weeks. The control group will not participate in any other training method or sham. Evaluation parameters are maximal inspiratory pressure, six minute walk test, COPD assessment test, modified Medical research council dyspnea scale and spirometry.

Interventions

DEVICEThreshold IMT Philips Respironics

Inspiratory muscle training

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* COPD grade III-IV, * Inhabitant of Hedmark (Løten, Våler, Åsnes, Hamar, Elverum)

Exclusion criteria

* Undergoing exercise based physical therapy treatment, * not able to do IMT physically or mentally

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maximal inspiratory pressure	6 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Six minute walk test	6 weeks
Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale	6 weeks
COPD Assessment Test	6 weeks
Spirometry	6 weeks

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026