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SUBMITTER: Jarosch I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7290850 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jarosch Inga I Schneeberger Tessa T Gloeckl Rainer R Kreuter Michael M Frankenberger Marion M Neurohr Claus C Prasse Antje A Freise Julia J Behr Juergen J Hitzl Wolfgang W Koczulla Andreas R AR Kenn Klaus K
Journal of clinical medicine 20200521 5
The recommendation for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is weak with low-quality evidence. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate short-term PR effects and their maintenance after a 3-month follow-up. Fifty-four IPF patients were randomized into a group receiving a 3-week comprehensive, inpatient PR (<i>n</i> = 34, FVC: 74 ± 19% pred.) or usual care (UC) (<i>n</i> = 17, FVC: 72 ± 20%pred.). Outcomes were measured at baseline (T1), after interventio ...[more]