Effect of physical training associated or not with Whole-Body Electromyostimulation at elderly people survivors of COVID-19
- Conditions
- Post-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeC01.748.610.763.500
- Registration Number
- RBR-34dc8f4
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de São Carlos
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Elderly people of both sexes; aged over 60 years; positive diagnosis for COVID 19 according to the test at least 2 months before being included in the exercise protocol; classified with Post COVID 19 Functional Status Scale greater than 2; volunteers who tested positive for COVID 19 and were isolated at home; as per WHO guidance; elderly people who required hospitalization due to COVID 19 after 30 days of hospital discharge as previously recommended and who present post COVID 19 syndrome; patients with persistent symptoms of fatigue and dyspnea within 1 to 3 months after confirmed diagnosis of COVID 19
Volunteers with orthopedic or neurological impairments that prevent participation in a physical exercise program; myocardial infarction; within six months of the beginning of the study; implanted pacemaker or any metallic synthesis; history of heart disease; unstable angina; arterial hypertension controlled; uncontrolled or insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and participation in a regular physical exercise program at the beginning of the study; hospital admission less than 72 hours ago; volunteers will also be excluded if they present hypersensitivity to electrical stimulation; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;heart failure; asthma; previous tuberculosis; bronchitis; lung cancer; a condition that may compromise the performance of functional tests, documented diabetic neuropathy; cognitive deficit; difficulty understanding or adherence to study procedures; declared users of illicit drugs; pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Distance covered (meters) in the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) after intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Variable square root of the mean of the square of the differences between successive iR-R (RMSSD, ms)<br>which reflects parasympathetic modulation in the time domain and frequency domain variables, high<br>frequency (AF, ms) that reflects parasympathetic modulation and low frequency (BF, ms) reflects parasympathetic modulation sympathetic response through heart rate variability (HRV) during the supine position and MASR after<br>intervention.;Basal arterial diameter, FMD (mm), FMD (%), basal flow, peak flow and shear stress assessed through flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery after intervention.;Number of cycles in the sit-stand test (SST) after intervention.