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3R Rehabilitation Management of COVID-19 Survivors

Not Applicable
Conditions
Covid19
Interventions
Other: Cardiopulmonary exercise (centre-based)
Other: Cardiopulmonary exercise (online-based)
Registration Number
NCT04892979
Lead Sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Brief Summary

It is to explore the temporal relationships between physical fitness, cognitive, psychosocial functions, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in COVID-19 survivors over the first 15 months; and to determine the effects of centre-based (CBR), online-based cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (OBR), and combined centre- and online-based rehabilitation (COBR) on survivors with initially suboptimal pulmonary functions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  • COVID survivor at hospital discharge or 6-month post-disease onset
  • Medically stable with an Abbreviated Mental Test (AMT) scores of > 6 out of 10
Exclusion Criteria
  • Having contraindications to exercise
  • Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) reveals unsafety
  • Cannot understand Cantonese

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CombinedCardiopulmonary exercise (centre-based)Combined centre- and online-based exercise cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program for 6 weeks
CombinedCardiopulmonary exercise (online-based)Combined centre- and online-based exercise cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program for 6 weeks
Centre-basedCardiopulmonary exercise (centre-based)Centre-based exercise cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program for 6 weeks
Online-basedCardiopulmonary exercise (online-based)Online-based exercise cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program for 6 weeks
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fatigue measured by Fatigue Assessment ScaleBaseline

The Fatigue Assessment Scale is a 10-item scale evaluating symptoms of chronic fatigue.exercise test.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Muscle strength by 30-second double-leg sit-to-stand test (times)6 weeks after the start of intervention

Muscle strength will be assessed with the 30-second double-leg sit-to-stand test. If the participant can perform the 30-second single leg sit-to-stand test with pain or difficulty, they will be invited to complete 30-second single-leg sit-to-stand test. The number of completed repetitions will be counted.

Self-efficacy by 6-Item Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy scale6 weeks after the start of intervention

A six-item digital self-administered self-efficacy questionnaire will be used to evaluate patients' confidence in performing exercise, managing their own symptoms and emotions and completing their daily tasks.

Self-perceived quality of life by The St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire-HK version6 weeks after the start of intervention

The St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire-HK version is a self-reported questionnaire. This 50-item disease specific questionnaire assesses 3 domains (symptoms, activity, and impacts).

Self-perceived quality of life by The Hong Kong Chinese version Short Form-366 weeks after the start of intervention

The Hong Kong Chinese version Short Form-36 is a concise 36-item health status questionnaire with good psychometric properties.

Cardiac output (L/min)6 weeks after the start of intervention

Non-invasive electrodes will be placed on the clavicle and lateral side of chest wall by a non-invasive measurement of cardiac output using the CardioScreen 1000 System. Non-invasive electrodes will be placed on the clavicle and lateral side of chest wall bilaterally

Cardiac stroke volume (ml/m2)6 weeks after the start of intervention

Non-invasive electrodes will be placed on the clavicle and lateral side of chest wall by a non-invasive measurement of cardiac output using the CardioScreen 1000 System. Non-invasive electrodes will be placed on the clavicle and lateral side of chest wall bilaterally

Forced expiratory volume in one second (l)6 weeks after the start of intervention

FEV1 is the volume of air that can forcibly be blown out in first 1 second, after full inspiration

Forced vital capacity (l)6 weeks after the start of intervention

Forced vital capacity (FVC) is the volume of air that can forcibly be blown out after full inspiration

FEV1/FVC6 weeks after the start of intervention

Ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity

Peak expiratory flow rate (l/s)6 weeks after the start of intervention

Peak expiratory flow (PEF) is the maximal flow (or speed) achieved during the maximally forced expiration initiated at full inspiration

Exercise capacity (m)6 weeks after the start of intervention

Exercise capacity will be assessed by the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), a submaximal exercise test.

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Princess Margaret Hospital

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Tuen Mun Hospital

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Pamela Youde Eastern Hospital

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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