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Trial reportEinstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2025

Telerehabilitation with breathing exercises as a strategy to improve functional capacity of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomized clinical trial.

Karine Franciele Toldo de Toledo, Sônia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini, Sônia Trannin de Mello, Gelson Marcos Rodrigues Junior

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Trial report in Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Karine Franciele Toldo de ToledoUniversidade UniCesumar, Maringá, PR, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0849-4438
Sônia Maria Marques Gomes BertoliniUniversidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2579-7362
Sônia Trannin de MelloUniversidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7279-8408
Gelson Marcos Rodrigues JuniorHospital Municipal de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2337-6775

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to analyze the effects of two proposed telerehabilitation interventions on the functional capacity of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

methodsA randomized clinical trial was conducted with 60 patients of both sexes equally distributed into two groups: G1, submitted to a protocol of breathing exercises and health education; and G2, submitted only to health education. The interventions were performed remotely through videoconferencing with patients in their homes for 8 weeks.

resultsWhen comparing the pre- and post-intervention moments of G1 and G2, significant differences were found in the functional capacity scores in both cases (p=0.0001), however, when comparing the post-intervention moment of the two groups, the improvement was more significant in G1 (p=0.0007).

conclusionBoth telerehabilitation with a respiratory exercise protocol associated with health education, and telerehabilitation with only a health education protocol are beneficial for the functional capacity of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, the telerehabilitation with a breathing exercise protocol associated with health education had a greater impact on the improvement of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Breathing ExercisesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveTelerehabilitationAgedExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTreatment Outcome

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PMID41379148
PMCPMC12671653

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