What the study found
Combining inspiratory-muscle training with assisted ventilation improved exercise tolerance in the analysed patients compared with assisted ventilation alone.
Participants and protocol
Nine people with severe COPD completed the final analysis of a proof-of-concept study involving respiratory training, assisted ventilation and cycle exercise tests.
What this cannot establish
This is specialist clinical treatment with a very small sample. It does not establish a breathing-device protocol for healthy athletes or support unsupervised changes to respiratory treatment.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 32689839
- Publication types
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Indexed subjects
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive · Dyspnea · Breathing Exercises · Prospective Studies · Cross-Over Studies
- 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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