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An investigation into the effects of exercise tolerance training on patients with chronic airways obstruction
Tydeman DE, Chandler AR, Graveling BM, Culot A, Harrison BD
Physiotherapy 1984 Jul;70(7):261-264
clinical trial
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

Twenty-four patients with chronic airways obstruction entered an exercise tolerance training class. They attended the physiotherapy department weekly and performed the same exercises daily at home. Of this number, 16 completed the study. They were trained to their peak performance and then entered one of two groups to which they had been randomly allocated at the outset. One group of eight patients continued to attend weekly and also exercise at home; the other group only exercised at home. Assessments were made initially, approximately one month later, and then at two-monthly intervals to the end. The results are described in this paper.

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