Effect of different form of upper limb muscles training on dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In activities involving upper limbs, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) report an increase in dyspnea. For this reason, the authors of the recommendations about pulmonary rehabilitation propose to perform upper limbs muscle strengthening in patients with COPD. However, the modalities of strengthening are not clearly established.The aim of this study is to compare the effects of upper limbs endurance strengthening versus upper limbs force strengthening, in patients with COPD during a pulmonary rehabilitation program.

Methods

This study is a randomized, open-label, bi-center controlled trial in parallel groups distributed in a ratio (1:1) comparing upper limbs force strengthening (group F) to the upper limbs endurance strengthening (group E

SUBMITTER: Beaumont M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7505400 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature