Evaluate the effect of online physiotherapy on functionality, muscle strength and quality of life of patients with COVID-19 sequelae: a randomized clinical trial
- Conditions
- Acute Post-COVID-19 SyndromeC01.748.610.763.500
- Registration Number
- RBR-6tmm9vp
- Lead Sponsor
- Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Porto Alegre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Laboratory-confirmed SARS-2 infection, with a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19; having received hospital treatment and having been discharged from the hospital; presenting levels, 3, 4 or 5 of the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status Scale (PCFS); aged 18-100 years; both genders; ownership and ability to use a smartphone independently or with the support of family members; being a WhatsApp or Google Meet application user
As exclusion criteria: resting heart rate of more than 100 bpm measured at the initial visit; taking medications that can affect cardiopulmonary function and heart rate, such as trimetazidine, bronchodilators, or ß-blockers; medical history of cerebrovascular or cardiac condition in the last 12 months, severe kidney disease, other serious organic disease, uncontrolled hypertension (rest BP=160 / 100mmHg), uncontrolled diabetes; received intra-articular injection of drugs or surgical treatment of the lower extremities within the last 6 months; unable to walk independently with an assistive device; unable or unwilling to collaborate with assessments; enrolled or participated in other studies in the last 3 months; have a severe cognitive or mental disorder or a history of substance abuse; enrollment in any other rehabilitation program
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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