Beta-alanine supplementation in patients with COPD receiving non-linear periodised exercise training or neuromuscular electrical stimulation: protocol of two randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials

Beta-alanine supplementation in patients with COPD receiving non-linear periodised exercise training or neuromuscular electrical stimulation: protocol of two randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials

Introduction Exercise intolerance is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and, although multifactorial, it is largely caused by lower-limb muscle dysfunction. Research has shown that patients with severe to very severe COPD have significantly lower levels of muscle ca...

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Main Authors: Martijn A Spruit, Emiel F M Wouters, Eline bij de Vaate, Peter Klijn, Frits M E Franssen, Wim Derave, Chris Burtin, Florence N Schleich, Roy Meys, Anouk A F Stoffels, Jana de Brandt, Hieronymus W H van Hees, Maurice J H Sillen, Bram van den Borst, Jacqueline M Otker, Jos Donkers, Maurice Hayot, Pascal Pomiès, Inge Everaert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e038836.full
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