TY - JOUR T1 - Efficacy of lower-limb muscle training modalities in severely dyspnoeic individuals with COPD and quadriceps muscle weakness: response from the authors JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 953 LP - 954 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205781 VL - 69 IS - 10 AU - Maurice J H Sillen AU - Frits M E Franssen AU - Jeannet M L Delbressine AU - Anouk W Vaes AU - Emiel F M Wouters AU - Martijn A Spruit Y1 - 2014/10/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/69/10/953.2.abstract N2 - We thank Chaplin and Latimer for their interest in the DICES study.1 The correspondents question the validity of the power calculation, and in turn, state that we cannot conclude that high-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (HF-NMES) and strength training have equivalent effects in severely dyspnoeic patients with COPD and quadriceps muscle weakness at baseline.1 At the time of the start of the … ER -