Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
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Lead
Cairo University
sixty Patients will be assigned randomly into two equal groups with pre and post treatment protocol application.
Group A:
Thirty patients will be treated by power breathe along with their prescribed medication.
Group B:
Thirty patients will be treated by Transcutaneous electrical Diaphragmatic Stimulation (TEDS) along with their prescribed medication.
Age
45–65
Sex
MALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
The patient selection will be according to the following criteria:
1. Male patients diagnosed with stage 2\&3 COPD.
2. All patients are under full medical control.
3. Their ages will range from forty-five to sixty-five years.
4. Patients with BMI from 25-29.9 kg/m2
You may not be if
Patients with the following criteria will be excluded from the study:
1. Lack of language or cognitive abilities to fill out questionnaire.
2. Patients with cardiac pacemaker.
3. Contraindications for inspiratory muscle training (e.g. a history of recent lung surgery, recent pulmonary embolism, history of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax, other serious lung disease).
