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Bronchodilator Response in Post-COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Rehabilitation Open
Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 infections can result in a broad spectrum of symptoms from mild to life-threatening. Long-term consequences on lung function are not well understood yet. Methods: In our study, we have examined 134 post-COVID patie…
Practical Recommendations for Exercise Training in Patients with Long COVID with or without Post-exertional Malaise: A Best Practice Proposal Open
People with long COVID may suffer from a wide range of ongoing symptoms including fatigue, exertional dyspnea, reduced exercise performance, and others. In particular, impaired exercise performance is a condition that can be recovered in m…
Impaired Sleep in Patients with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome Compared to Healthy Controls: A Cross-Sectional Trial Open
Introduction: To objectify self-reported sleep disorders in individuals with post-COVID-syndrome (PCS), we aimed to investigate the prevalence and nature of sleep disturbances by polysomnography (PSG) in PCS compared to healthy individuals…
High-intensity non-invasive ventilation during exercise-training versus without in people with very severe COPD and chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure: a randomised controlled trial Open
Background People with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using nocturnal non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for chronic hypercapnic respiratory failure (CHRF) experience reduced exercise capacity and severe dyspnoea duri…
Prescribing and adjusting exercise training in chronic respiratory diseases – Expert-based practical recommendations Open
The experts´ practices were summarized to develop practical recommendations in the form of flowcharts on how experts apply and adjust CET, IET, and ST in patients with CRDs. These recommendations may guide health care professionals to opti…
Using a smartphone application maintains physical activity following pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COPD: a randomised controlled trial Open
Background Evidence suggests that patients with COPD struggle to maintain improved physical activity (PA) after completing pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Smartphone applications (apps) providing a comprehensive training programme have conf…
Automatic oxygen titration versus constant oxygen flow rates during walking in COPD: a randomised controlled, double-blind, crossover trial Open
Rationale In patients with COPD, oxygen (O 2 )-supplementation via a constant flow oxygen system (CFOS) can result in insufficient oxygen saturation (SpO 2 <90%) during exercise. An automatically titrating O 2 -system (ATOS) has been shown…
Pulmonary rehabilitation in long COVID: more than just natural recovery!? Open
In the light of missing randomised controlled trials, some arguments suggest that pulmonary rehabilitation has beneficial effects beyond natural recovery https://bit.ly/3ze2xvw.
Benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19: a prospective observational cohort study Open
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can result in a large variety of chronic health issues such as impaired lung function, reduced exercise performance and diminished quality of life. Our study aimed to investigate the efficacy,…
Protocol for an observational study to identify potential predictors of an acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (the PACE Study) Open
Introduction Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) are the most critical events for patients with COPD that have a negative impact on patients’ quality of life, accelerate disease progression, and can result…
COVID-19: Pneumologische Rehabilitation bei Patienten in der postakuten Phase Open
Background:In hospitalized patients recovering from the SARS-coronavirus-2 disease 19 (COVID-19), high prevalence of muscle weakness and physical performance impairment has been observed. Objectives:The aim of this study was to evaluate th…
Acute effects of supplemental oxygen therapy using different nasal cannulas on walking capacity in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomised crossover trial Open
Something simple, like changing a nasal cannula for a technologically superior one, can improve exercise capacity and oxygenation in patients with IPF. There is a need to develop improved cannulas for comfort and patient acceptance. https:…
Comparison of continuous flow versus demand oxygen delivery systems in patients with COPD: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Open
Demand oxygen delivery systems (DODS) enable prolongation of liquid oxygen cylinder life compared to continuous oxygen flow (CONT) use. Evidence is lacking, however, regarding their efficacy. This study investigated the literature comparin…
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Possibilities of altering arm and shoulder muscle activation in a static therapeutic climbing exercise through arm position, hand support and wall inclination Open
The aim of the study was to quantify the activation of arm and shoulder muscles during a static therapeutic climbing exercise and to investigate the possibility of altering the muscle activation through arm position (Jug, Undercling, Sidep…