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Trial reportChronic respiratory disease

Effect of a pulmonary rehabilitation program combined with cognitive training on exercise tolerance and cognitive functions among Tunisian male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trial.

Oussama Tabka, Imen Sanaa, Marwa Mekki, Amal Acheche, Thierry Paillard, Yassine Trabelsi

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Chronic respiratory disease. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07332169 (The Efficacy of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation on Cognitive Functions in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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.

NCT07332169 nanot yet recruitingnot on this map

The Efficacy of Non-invasive Brain Stimulation on Cognitive Functions in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Double-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorShahad Abdulrahman AlkandariRan2026 to 2028Enrolled24ConditionsCOPD, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Cognitive Impairment (CI), Non-invasive Brain StimulationArmsNon-invasive brain stimulation, Sham Non-Invasive brain stimulation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Oussama TabkaLaboratory of Research: Exercise Physiology and Pathophysiology: from integral to molecular Biology, Medicine and Health (LR19ES09), Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Imen SanaaLaboratory of Research: Exercise Physiology and Pathophysiology: from integral to molecular Biology, Medicine and Health (LR19ES09), Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Marwa MekkiLaboratory of Research: Exercise Physiology and Pathophysiology: from integral to molecular Biology, Medicine and Health (LR19ES09), Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
Amal AchecheLaboratory of Research: Exercise Physiology and Pathophysiology: from integral to molecular Biology, Medicine and Health (LR19ES09), Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.ORCID 0000-0003-1677-5508
Thierry PaillardMovement, Balance, Performance and Health Laboratory (EA 4445), University of Pau and des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France.
Yassine TrabelsiLaboratory of Research: Exercise Physiology and Pathophysiology: from integral to molecular Biology, Medicine and Health (LR19ES09), Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
University of Sousse · TNUniversité de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCognitive impairment has been well described in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in addition to cardiorespiratory disability. To reduce this impairment, researchers have recommended the use of single or combined exercise training. However, the combined effect of cognitive training (CT) and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program on selective cognitive abilities in patients with COPD has not been fully evaluated. Therefore, we aimed to assess the impact of PR combined with CT on 6 minutes walking test (6MWT) and cognitive parameters in Tunisian males' patients with COPD.

methodsThirty-nine patients with COPD were randomly assigned to an intervention group (

resultsResults showed a significant improvement of the 6MWT distance after the rehabilitation period in both groups (

conclusionIn conclusion, although PR alone improves 6MWT parameters and cognitive function, the addition of CT to PR is more effective in improving cognitive abilities in patients with COPD. This combined approach may provide clinicians with a complementary therapeutic option for improving cognitive abilities in patients with COPD.

Indexed as

Exercise TolerancePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAgedCognitionCognitive TrainingExercise TherapyHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of Life6 minutes walking test parameters and exercise tolerancechronic obstructive pulmonary diseasescognitive impairmentcognitive trainingPulmonary rehabilitation

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PMID37691169
PMCPMC10494516
OpenAlexW4386593315

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