Clinical trial NCT06568393: Effectiveness of Calisthenic Exercises in Post-Covid Syndrome
Official title: The Effect of Calisthenic Exercises on Quality of Life in Post-Covid Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Quality of Life
Keywords: Post-COVID Condition
Long COVID
Life Quality
Exercise Training
Lead sponsor: Bahçeşehir University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-08-23
Enrollment: 176
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The study was conducted in 2 groups, one intervention and one control group.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Post-Covid syndrome is known as the appearance of some symptoms for 12 weeks or more after Covid-19 infection, affecting the patient's quality of life. The wide range of symptoms that occur after post-Covid syndrome has led to the development of different interventions. In this study, we tried to measure changes in quality of life in people with post-covid syndrome as a result of using calisthenics with therapists and home exercise. Quality of life scale scores were compared before and after an 8-weeks exercise intervention.

Detailed description: In this study, a quantitative approach with a pre-test-post-test design was applied to compare the effect of calisthenic exercises on quality of life in individuals with post-covid syndrome in the form of a therapist-guided and home exercise programme. Participants signed an informed consent form before inclusion in the study and the details of the study were clearly explained. At baseline, age, gender, height, weight, symptoms and duration of symptoms were recorded. Quality of life data were recorded with the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire at baseline and 8 weeks after the exercise intervention.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* To be 18 years of age or older, previous having Covid-19 infection, 12 weeks or more of post-covid symptoms.

Exclusion Criteria:

* The presence of acute viral or bacterial infection, having been previously diagnosed with a rheumatic, neurological, metabolic or oncological disease, having undergone any surgical procedure after musculoskeletal injury, use of intra-articular prosthesis

Primary outcomes:
measure: EQ-5D-3L (European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level Version)
timeFrame: Baseline of the study
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Igdır
country: Turkey
facility: Igdır University
state: Center
Study officials:
affiliation: Bahçeşehir University
name: Alper Percin, Asst. Prof.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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