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.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease, might improve with neuromuscular electrical stimulation. No trials on inspiratory plus expiratory neuromuscular electrical stimulation have been conducted yet.

Aim

The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of inspiratory plus expiratory neuromuscular electrical stimulation in subjects with severe COPD.

Design

This was a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Setting

The subjects were outpatients enrolled from Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, Tianjin Chest Hospital, and the First Hospital of Hebei Medical University.

Population

Subjects had stable COPD with severe respiratory impairment.

Met

SUBMITTER: Zhao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9980572 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature