Clinical trial NCT04402983: The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation-Based Physiotherapy in COVID 19 Patients
Official title: The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation-Based Physiotherapy in COVID 19 Patients
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Covid19
Telerehabilitation
Physical Therapy
Keywords: exercise
videoconference
Lead sponsor: Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-05-27
Enrollment: 34
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized controlled clinical trial
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Problems such as breathlessness, exercise intolerance and loss of peripheral muscle strength can be observed in individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID19 and have been discharged. In our study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation physical therapy intervention to these cases by using videoconferencing method on the physical condition of the cases.

Detailed description: Problems such as breathlessness, exercise intolerance and loss of peripheral muscle strength can be observed in individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID19 and have been discharged. In our study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation physical therapy intervention to these cases by using videoconferencing method on the physical condition of the cases. The exercise program will be a total of 6 weeks, 3 days a week. Online access will be carried out synchronously by telephone or computer, and training sessions will not be recorded in order to protect patient personal information. The cases will be evaluated online at the beginning of the study and at the end of the 6-week exercise program. The selected evaluation parameters have been selected considering the ease of online application.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Being between the ages of 18-75
* Being diagnosed with COVID19 and being discharged by being treated
* Having technological facilities suitable for telerehabilitation access

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any presence of comorbidity that may prevent them from exercising
* Not agreeing to be included in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Score
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 weeks
measure: Timed up and go test
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 weeks
measure: Visual analog scale to assess the pain severity
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 weeks
measure: The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 weeks
measure: Visual analog scale to assess the fatigue severity
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: BECK depression inventory
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 weeks
measure: Saint George Respiratory Questionnaire
timeFrame: Baseline to 6 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İstanbul
country: Turkey
facility: University of Health Sciences Turkey
Study officials:
affiliation: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
name: Esra Pehlivan, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Pehlivan E, Palali I, Atan SG, Turan D, Cinarka H, Cetinkaya E. The effectiveness of POST-DISCHARGE telerehabilitation practices in COVID-19 patients: Tele-COVID study-randomized controlled trial. Ann Thorac Med. 2022 Apr-Jun;17(2):110-117. doi: 10.4103/atm.atm_543_21. Epub 2022 Apr 19.