43
Participants
Start Date
June 15, 2018
Primary Completion Date
December 30, 2018
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2018
inspiratory muscle strength training
The experimental group received the intervention of inspiratory muscles training 5times/week for 6 weeks, 5days/ per cycle; the patients stayed in the semi-recumbent position, recorded the initial/first measurement of MIP. The trigger sensitivity was adjusted to 10% of the first recorded MIP at the start of training, then reducing the ventilator trigger sensitivity and training duration weekly.
Shinghou Hospital, Kaohsiung City
Fooyin University
OTHER