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- Conditions
- Covid 19 survivors.Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhereB97.2
- Registration Number
- IRCT20211224053506N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Riphah international university
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 53
COVID-19 survivors (i.e., diagnosed with COVID-19, have had respiratory illness and discharged from the hospital 6 weeks ago) No medical diagnosis of psychiatric illnessStated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the studyAbility of participant to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document.Hemoglobin of 9.0 gm/dl or higherCOVID-19 Survivor Group documented prior COVID-19 as evidenced by:At least 6 weeks ago since onset of COVID-19 symptoms and no fever for at least 1 week.
Aged 35 years or above. Gender (Male and Female)
Participants were excluded if they exhibited.Any person who experienced any back pain or who had experienced any type of illness in the past week were excluded from the study.(35)History of any of the following in the past 14 days: fever > 38.2 degrees Celsius; new or worsening respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, dyspnea).Subjects were also excluded if they had received any manual therapy within the previous month.(35)Pregnancy Refusal to give consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Spirometry. Timepoint: 1st week, 9th week, 18th week of treatment. Method of measurement: spirometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 6 minute walk test. Timepoint: 1st week, 9th week and 18th week of treatment. Method of measurement: walk test.