3. Spirometry and respiratory muscle function
There was no improvement in spirometry or respiratory
muscle function in either groups (see Table 4).
4. Inflammatory markers
There was no significant change in the inflammatory
makers at the different time points, in either groups and is
shown
In the intervention group, there was a 4.4 unit
improvement in the LCQ (the MCID for LCQ is 1.3 units) and
a 4 unit improvement in the SGRQ total score