Effects of Elastic Tape Associated With Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Male Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Protocol for a 2-Arm, Assessor-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial

Thiago Fernandes Pinto   ^{1 *} , PT, MSc ;   Juliana de Melo Batista dos Santos   ^{1, 2 *} , PE, PhD ;   Estéfane Caroline Monteiro Reis   ^{1 *} , PT ;   Cibele C Berto Marques da Silva   ^{1 *} , PT, MSc ;   Fabiano Francisco de Lima   ^{1 *} , PT, PhD ;   Regina Maria Carvalho-Pinto   ^{1, 3 *} , MD, PhD ;   Celso Ricardo Fernandes Carvalho   ^{1, 3 *} , PT, PhD

¹ Department of Physical Therapy, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

² Health Sciences Post-Graduation Program, Santo Amaro University - UNISA, São Paulo, Brazil

³ Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), Clinics Hospital, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

*all authors contributed equally