Publication date: Dec 11, 2025
Pulmonary rehabilitation plays a central role in the management of chronic respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), post-COVID syndrome, and asthma. Circuit training is a well-established method in COPD, but has been less studied in post-COVID and asthma. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a structured circuit training program on pulmonary function, exercise capacity, and dyspnea across these three groups. A prospective, quasi-experimental study was conducted with 30 patients (15 COPD, 11 post-COVID, 4 asthma). Participants completed a 12-week supervised circuit training program, which was delivered four times per week in 60-min sessions. Assessments at baseline and post-intervention included spirometry (FEV1, FVC, TLC, IVC), six-minute walk distance (6MWD), and the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea score. In COPD patients, FEV1 increased by 7. 7% of the predicted value (P
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| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COPD |
| disease | MESH | syndrome |
| disease | MESH | asthma |
| pathway | KEGG | Asthma |
| disease | MESH | respiratory diseases |
| disease | MESH | pulmonary function |
| disease | MESH | dyspnea |
| disease | MESH | included |
| disease | MESH | Long Covid |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |