Ioannis Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece), Frits M.E. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Five selected abstracts are in competition and will be presented first. The outcome results will be presented at the end of the session. The prizes are financially supported by Invacare.
Skeletal muscle function and structure in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis Diego Augustin Rodriguez (Barcelona, Spain), Ana Balañá, Juana Martínez-Llorens, Diego Agustin Rodríguez, Mireia Admetlló, Anna Salazar, Pilar Ausin, Esther Barreiro, Joaquin Gea
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Physiological effects of nutritional supplementation as adjunct to exercise training in COPD patients with low muscle mass. The double blind, placebo controlled multi-centre NUTRAIN-trial Coby van de Bool (Neer, Netherlands), Coby Van de Bool, Erica Ruten, Ardy van Helvoort, Frits Franssen, Emiel Wouters, Annemie Schols
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Exercise training improves peak oxygen consumption and hemodynamics in patients with pulmonary hypertension – A prospective, randomized, controlled trial Nicola Benjamin (Heidelberg, Germany), Nicola Benjamin, Hans Klose, Mona Lichtblauf, Johannes Weidenhammer, Christine Fischer, Robert Nechwatal, Sören Uiker, Michael Halank, Karen Olsson, Werner Seeger, Henning Gall, Stephan Rosenkranz, Heinrike Wilkens, Dirk Mertens, Hans-Jürgen Seyfarth, Christian Opitz, Silvia Ulrich, Benjamin Egenlauf, Ekkehard Grünig
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Home telerehabilitation maintenance program for patients affected by COPD and CHF Mara Paneroni (Mazzano, Italy), Mara Paneroni, Simonetta Scalvini, Palmira Bernocchi, Tiziana Galli, Doriana Baratti, Maria Teresa La Rovere, Maurizio Volterrani, Michele Vitacca
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Minimal versus specialist equipment for the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD Melanie Palmer (Uxbridge, United Kingdom), Melanie Palmer, Sarah Jones, Claire Nolan, Jane Canavan, Alex Labey, Matthew Maddocks, Samantha Kon, William Man
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Early diaphragm pacing to delay non-invasive ventilation in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (RespiStimALS): A multicenter, triple-blind, randomized controlled trial Jesus Gonzalez Bermejo (Montlignon, France), Jesus Gonzalez Bermejo, Capucine Morelot-Panzini, Tanguy Marie Laure, Vincent Meininger, Philippe Couratier, Nathalie Guy, Claude Desnuelle, Hélène Prigent, Christophe Perrin, Valérie Attali, Nierat Marie-Cecile, Francois Salachas, Thomas Similowski
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Sarcopenia and associated factors in older adults with COPD: Results from the SABE-Bogota cohort study Carlos Andrès Celis Preciado (Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia), Carlos Andrés Celis Preciado, Miguel Borda, Mario Pérez-Cepeda, Carlos Cano
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