Can inspiratory muscle training benefit patients with COVID‐19? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Y Chen, X Liu, Z Tong - Journal of Medical Virology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The possible benefits of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on mechanical and clinical
outcomes in patients with Coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) remain controversial. We …

Adjunctive inspiratory muscle training for patients with COVID-19 (COVIDIMT): protocol for randomised controlled double-blind trial

V Maldaner, J Coutinho, AN da Cruz Santana… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction A significant number of patients with COVID-19 may experience dyspnoea,
anxiety, depression, pain, fatigue and physical impairment symptoms, raising the need for a …

[HTML][HTML] Inspiratory muscle training for recovered COVID-19 patients after weaning from mechanical ventilation: A pilot control clinical study

AM Abodonya, WK Abdelbasset, EA Awad, IE Elalfy… - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have evaluated the effects of
inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on recovered COVID-19 patients after weaning from …

[HTML][HTML] Inspiratory muscle training enhances recovery post-COVID-19: a randomised controlled trial

MA McNarry, RMG Berg, J Shelley… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Many people recovering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
experience prolonged symptoms, particularly breathlessness. We urgently need to identify …

Effect of a home-based inspiratory muscle training programme on functional capacity in postdischarged patients with long COVID: the InsCOVID trial

P Palau, E Domínguez, C Gonzalez… - BMJ Open …, 2022 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Background Fatigue and exercise intolerance are the most common symptoms in patients
with long COVID. Aims This study aimed to evaluate whether a home-based inspiratory …

Respiratory muscle strength training in patients post-COVID-19: A systematic review

SP Morgan, C Visovsky, B Thomas… - Clinical Nursing …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Estimates of 10-49% of patients may experience ongoing symptoms after COVID-19,
including dyspnea. Respiratory muscle strength training has been used to reduce dyspnea …

Effects of inspiratory muscle training in patients with post-COVID-19

F Sari, S Bayram, GG Pala, F Çömçe… - … Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 2022 - dergipark.org.tr
Background: The aim of research is to investigate the effectiveness of inspiratory muscle
training (IMT) on exercise capacity, lower muscle strength, dyspnea, anxiety-depression …

[HTML][HTML] Home-based respiratory muscle training on quality of life and exercise tolerance in long-term post-COVID-19: Randomized controlled trial

T Del Corral, R Fabero-Garrido… - Annals of physical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effects of a home-based respiratory muscle training programme
(inspiratory [IMT] or inspiratory/expiratory muscles [RMT]) supervised by telerehabilitation on …

[HTML][HTML] Low intensity respiratory muscle training in COVID-19 patients after invasive mechanical ventilation: A retrospective case-series study

K Villelabeitia-Jaureguizar, C Calvo-Lobo… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Worldwide, healthcare systems had to respond to an exponential increase in COVID-19
patients with a noteworthy increment in intensive care units (ICU) admissions and invasive …

[HTML][HTML] A case for inspiratory muscle training in SCI: potential role as a preventative tool in infectious respiratory diseases like COVID-19

AE Palermo, LP Cahalin, MS Nash - Spinal cord series and cases, 2020 - nature.com
Introduction Respiratory complications (RC) are a leading cause of death after spinal cord
injury (SCI) due to compromised immune function and respiratory muscle weakness. Thus …