Trial reportRespiratory research2018
Combination of inspiratory and expiratory muscle training in same respiratory cycle versus different cycles in COPD patients: a randomized trial.
Trial report in Respiratory research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 24 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effects of Inspiratory and Respiratory Pressure Threshold Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Effects of Diaphragm and Abdominal Muscle Training on Pulmonary Function Testing and Dyspnea Among Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients.
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative efficacy of single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of inspiratory muscle training on inspiratory muscle strength and exercise tolerance in patients with COPD: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Inspiratory muscle training, with or without concomitant pulmonary rehabilitation, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Characteristics, Components, and Efficacy of Telerehabilitation Approaches for People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- How Breathing Exercises Influence on Respiratory Muscles and Quality of Life among Patients with COPD? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Canadian respiratory journal · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Respiratory Lung Volume Training on Speech Breathing, Voice, and Vocal Function: A Randomized Controlled Trial.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2025Trial
- Stimulation of both inspiratory and expiratory muscles versus diaphragm-only paradigm for rehabilitation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: a randomized controlled pilot study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Trial
- Feasibility of RESP-FIT: Technology-Enhanced Self-Management Intervention for Adults with COPD.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseTrial
- Effects of expiratory muscle strength training on swallowing in survivors of critical illness: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2026Article
- Effects of combined inspiratory and expiratory muscle training in pediatric kidney transplant recipients: a randomized controlled study.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- The Impact of Breast-Conserving Therapy and Radiotherapy on Respiratory Parameters and Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer in Terms of Rehabilitation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- RESP-FIT: A Technology-Enhanced Combined Inspiratory and Expiratory Muscle Strength Training Intervention for Adults With COPD.Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (Miami, Fla.) · 2024Article
- Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Impact of Inspiratory Muscle Training and Positive Expiratory Pressure on Lung Function and Extubation Success of ICU Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Efficacy of interventions to alter measures of fat-free mass in people with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.ERJ open research · 2023Review
- Home-Based Pilot Pulmonary Program for Dyspneic Patients Post-COVID-19.Clinical nursing research · 2023Article
- Respiratory Muscle Training Can Improve Cognition, Lung Function, and Diaphragmatic Thickness Fraction in Male and Non-Obese Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Prospective Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Mapping the global research landscape and hotspot of exercise therapy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A bibliometric study based on the web of science database from 2011 to 2020.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Effects of Respiratory Muscle Strength Training on Respiratory-Related Impairments of Parkinson's Disease.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2022Review
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundDifference between combined inspiratory and expiratory muscle training in same respiratory cycle or different cycles remained unclarified. We explored the difference between both patterns of combined trainings in patients with COPD.
methodsIn this randomized, open-label, controlled trial, stable COPD subjects trained for 48 minutes daily, for 8 weeks, using a monitoring device for quality control. Ninety-two subjects were randomly and equally assigned for sham training, inspiratory muscle training(IMT), combined inspiratory and expiratory muscle training in same cycle(CTSC) or combined inspiratory and expiratory muscle training in different cycles(CTDC). Respiratory muscle strength, as the primary endpoint, was measured before and after training. Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT02326181).
resultsRespiratory muscle training improved maximal inspiratory pressure(PImax), while no significant difference was found in PImax among IMT, CTSC and CTDC. Maximal expiratory pressure(PEmax) in CTSC and CTDC was greater than IMT(P = 0.026, and P=0.04, respectively) and sham training (P = 0.001). IMT, CTSC, and CTDC shortened inhalation and prolonged exhalation(P < 0.01). Subjects with respiratory muscle weakness in IMT and CTDC exhibited greater increase in PImax than those without. IMT, CTSC and CTDC showed no difference in symptoms and quality of life scales among themselves(P > 0.05).
conclusionBoth patterns of CTSC and CTDC improved inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength, while IMT alone only raised PImax. Respiratory muscle training might change the respiratory cycles, and be more beneficial for COPD patients with inspiratory muscle weakness.
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