Outpatient respiratory therapy for patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome - A feasibility study

• Conditions: ICD.10 U09.9G: Post-COVID-19 condition, unspecified.

• Registration Number: DRKS00029206
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Heidelberg Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin und Versorgungsforschung

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-17
• Study Completion: 2023-02-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

Patients:
Personal consent to participate in the study, good knowledge of German, onset of symptoms of COVID-19 disease more than twelve weeks ago, physician's prescription for physiotherapy with the diagnosis U09.9, persistent symptoms of post-COVID syndrome (primarily shortness of breath / problems with breathing).

Physical Therapists:
State-recognized professional title of physiotherapist, personal consent to participate in the study, good knowledge of German, work as a physiotherapist in an outpatient setting (practices/rehabilitation centers),
participation in the online information event to introduce the study and the study measures before study inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients:
Poor general health (which does not allow for outpatient treatment), need for home visits, limitations (which do not allow the patient to complete the questionnaires independently, such as dementia), severe lung disease (such as COPD), severe mental illness.

Physical Therapists:
Physical therapists who have had their professional title revoked and/or are unauthorized to use it.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- recruitment (after completion of recruitment: qualitative survey by means of questionnaire and semi-structured interview).<br>- compliance (after application of the study documents: qualitative survey by means of questionnaire and semi-structured interview, quantitative survey by means of actual documentation on the documentation forms)<br>- potential effectiveness (after completion of the study: quantitative survey by means of documentation on the findings sheets and the questionnaires on fatique, dyspnea, activity and participation, and quality of life)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- respiratory therapy content<br>- safety of study content<br>- factors influencing access to care and respiratory therapy feasibility