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Physiotherapy for Post-COVID-19 Conditions

Comparing Effectiveness of Physiotherapy versus Drug Management on Fatigue, Physical Functioning, and Episodic Disability for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis in Post-COVID-19 Condition - PCCPT

Status
Unknown
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/01/061987
Enrollment
124
Registered
2024-01-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-03-04

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J984- Other disorders of lung

Interventions

Intervention1: Institute-based adapted physical activity and therapeutic exercise (APTE-I): 3 Months. APTE-I will be provided under the consultation of a consultant physiotherapist specializing in Pos

Sponsors

Jashore University of Science and Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Diagnosis of long COVID according to who working group criteria1, 2) Diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome(CFS) according to the 2006 Canadian consensus criteria5, 3) Respondents meeting with persistent or relapsing chronic fatigue and post exertion malaise or fatigue criteria of the Canadian consensus guideline, and 4) willing to participate with the trail with a consent of adherence with the intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) any preexisting post-exertion symptoms exaggeration, (2) any preexisting clinical condition with fatigue as cardiovascular or neurological disability, (3) any red flags or signs that are explained as contraindication according to safe Post-COVID-19 condition rehabilitation guideline, and (4) patient drop-out within the 1st week of inclusion

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Chalder fatigue Scale (CFS)Timepoint: At baseline, 12 weeks and 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Disability Adjacent Life Years (DALYs)Timepoint: At baseline, 12 weeks and 6 months;Physical Functioning sub-domain of SF-36Timepoint: At baseline, 12 weeks and 6 months

Countries

Bangladesh

Contacts

Public ContactK M Amran Hossain

Jashore University of Science and Technology

ikjahid_mb@just.edu.bd8801709818178

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026