Effect of Bronchodilation, Exercise Training, and Behavior Modification on Symptoms and Physical Activity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 198; no. 8; pp. 1021 - 1032
• Main Authors: Troosters, Thierry, Maltais, François, Leidy, Nancy, Lavoie, Kim L., Sedeno, Maria, Janssens, Wim, Garcia-Aymerich, Judith, Erzen, Damijan, De Sousa, Dorothy, Korducki, Lawrence, Hamilton, Alan, Bourbeau, Jean
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Thoracic Society 15.10.2018
• Subjects: Behavior modification; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Clinical trials; Confidence intervals; Dyspnea; Exercise; Fitness equipment; Fitness training programs; Internet; Lung diseases; Patients; Physical fitness; Rehabilitation; Walking; exercise capacity; dyspnea; tiotropium/olodaterol; walking test

Bronchodilation and exercise training (ExT) improve exercise tolerance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, behavior modification is required to impact daily physical activity (PA). To assess whether tiotropium/olodaterol, with or without ExT, would improve exercis...