Efficacy of Teletechnology-assisted Home-based Exercise Program for Severe COVID-19

National Taiwan University Hospital1 site in 1 country20 target enrollmentApril 12, 2023

ConditionsCOVID-19 Telerehabilitation

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: COVID-19
Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Enrollment: 20
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Six-minute walk distance
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 7 months ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program with the support of teletechnology in COVID-19 survivors. The main questions it aims to answer were:

The change of six-minute walk distance
The change of time of one-minute sit-to-stand test
The change of maximal strength of upper-limb, lower-limb and respiratory muscle
The change of quality of life Participants in the home-based pulmonary rehabilitation group received teletechnology-assisted consultations (either by videotelephony or telephone calls) for every 1-2 weeks during the intervention period, and participants in the usual care group did not receive teletechnology-assisted consultations during the intervention period.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

April 12, 2023

End Date

May 24, 2024

Last Updated

7 months ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

National Taiwan University Clinical Trial Center

Mr. Ping-Lun Hsieh

National Taiwan University Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients are 20 years or more with severe (severe pneumonia) to critical (acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, or septic shock) COVID-19 during hospitalization after deisolation.
•Patients are 65 years or more, or ever receiving oral antiviral treatment after deisolation.
•Patient have the ability to ambulate on level surface without direct contact of another person, have telecommunication device(s), and provide consent to receive teletechnology-assisted rehabilitation.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients are pregnant or planning for pregnancy.
•Patients have cognitive dysfunction, learning disability, uncontrolled arrhythmia or hypertension, or any medical diagnosis other than COVID-19 that would prominently influence their ability to follow instructions and perform exercise.