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From: Effects of home-based prescribed pulmonary exercise by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Fig. 3

SPIRIT figure showing time points for enrollment, interventions and assessment. PE pulmonary exercise, RE resistance exercise. *Baseline characteristics include pulmonary function assessed by spirometry, dyspnea assessed by the Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale, body composition assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, and height and weight assessed by a body tester. **Muscle function test includes respiratory muscle strength assessed by spirometry, dominant upper and lower limb muscle strength assessed by a CON-TREX isokinetic dynamometer and by a wireless remote-sensing surface electromyography and analysis system. ***Exercise capacity test includes 30-s arm curl test and 6-min walking test. ****Questionnaire includes St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire, the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly, and the Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale

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