The Effect of Breathing Retraining Using Metronome-Based Acoustic Feedback on Exercise Endurance in COPD: A Randomized Trial

ConclusionsIn patients with COPD, breathing-retraining using a metronome-based acoustic feedback did not result in improved exercise endurance or decreased dynamic hyperinflation when compared to exercise-training alone.Trial registry: ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT NCT01009099; URL:http://www.clinicaltrials.gov

Source: Lung - February 9, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research