What the study found
Adding inspiratory-muscle training improved respiratory strength and endurance and produced greater exercise-tolerance gains than general reconditioning alone.
Participants and protocol
Thirty-six patients with COPD entered three groups receiving combined training, general exercise alone or no training over six months.
What this cannot establish
This clinical trial concerns COPD rehabilitation and dates from 1992. It does not establish the appropriate treatment for an individual or a performance protocol for healthy athletes.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 1424850
- Publication types
- Clinical Trial · Randomized Controlled Trial
- Indexed subjects
- Respiratory Muscles · Lung Diseases, Obstructive · Exercise Test · Vital Capacity · Forced Expiratory Volume
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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