Overview
The purpose of this research is to study the effect of training the inspiratory muscles (i.e. the muscle that allow you to breath-in) on exercise capacity, quality of life, and short-term clinical outcomes in patients post lung transplant.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients who undergo single- or double-lung transplant at Mayo Clinic Florida.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who do not survive the intra-operative period during the transplant surgery.
- Patients undergoing retransplantation.
- Patients undergoing multiorgan transplantation.
- Patients who are not willing to or who are unable to give written informed consent.