Creatine supplementation and physical training in patients with COPD: A double blind placebo-controlled study

摘要

Study objectivesPatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have low exercise capacity and low content of high energetic phosphates in their skeletal muscles. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether creatine supplementation together with exercise training may increase physical performance compared with exercise training in patients with COPD.