Eleven patients were included in this protocol. All patients were receiving oral corticosteroids, inhaled bronchodilators, and antibiotics. According to FEV1 values, 18.1% were classified as moderate, 45.4% severe, and 36.3% very severe COPD. The BODE index showed that 27.2% were in class II, 27.2% in class III, and 45.4% in class IV. Nutritional depletion was identified in 27.3% of patients. Table 2 shows patient characteristics.