Status:

UNKNOWN

Inspiratory Muscle Training in COPD

Lead Sponsor:

Miami VA Healthcare System

Conditions:

COPD

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This proposal aims at evaluating an inspiratory muscle training (IMT) method not previously tested in COPD called the Test of Incremental Respiratory Endurance (TIRE). As a training method, TIRE promi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female aged \> 40 years with a confirmed diagnosis of COPD by a pulmonologist (presence of risk factors and airflow obstruction) and evidence of inspiratory muscle weakness as defined by the latest American Thoracic Society / European Respiratory Society statement on respiratory muscle training.

Exclusion

  • Refusal to participate in the study, subjects actively undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation, inability to perform the required maneuvers (i.e. patients with cerebrovascular accident or tracheostomy), subjects not in their stable state (i.e. having an acute exacerbation or within 4 weeks of having one) or presence of important comorbidities that may confound the interpretation of TIRE measures (i.e. decompensated heart failure, diaphragmatic paralysis, prior lung surgery, active cancer treatment, etc.). There will be no involvement of vulnerable populations.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 18 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03438019

Start Date

June 18 2018

End Date

July 31 2019

Last Update

July 20 2018

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Bruce W Carter VAMC

Miami, Florida, United States, 33125