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Lead
Zhujiang Hospital
The patients with COPD will participate in a rehabilitation program including inspiratory muscle training, expiratory muscle training and concurrent inspiratory and expiratory muscle training.
The outcome measures are the classic respiratory mechanics indicators and respiratory center drive.
Age
40–80
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients with pulmonary function test of forced expiratory volume at one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity(FVC) \< 70% after inhalation of bronchial dilation agent. Patients in a clinically stable state.
You may not be if
Patients were excluded if they had other respiratory diseases ,or evidence of pneumothorax or mediastinal emphysema and pacemaker installed.
Patients with acute cardiovascular event and severe cor pulmonale. Patients with poor compliance. An Other causes of diaphragmatic dysfunction
Clareo Health | Effects of Different Modes of Respiratory MuscleTraining on Respiratory Mechanics and NRD in Patient With Stable COPD.