Effects of a 8-week individualized fitness training on post-COVID fatigue and health-related quality of life

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031634

Enrollment

200

Registered

2023-04-17

Start date

2023-04-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Post-COVID according to the WHO definition

Interventions

Group 1: The treatment group performs an individualized fitness training on several days per week. Group 2: The control group is inactive for 8 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 79 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: COVID-19-Infektion // mild to moderate course of disease // Post-COVID-Syndrome (Fatigue) // Approve to take up physical exercise by a physician // voluntary participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Contraindications to physical exercise // Regular physical exercise in the last 3 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fatigue is measured using the fatigue inventory scale questionaire at baseline (T0) and at completion (T1).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Health-related quality of life (using SF-12 questionnaire), functional endurance (using Chester Step Test), and strength (using dynamometer) will be assessed at baseline (T0) and at the end of the study (T1).	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJohannes Jäger

Medizinische Fakultät der Universität des Saarlandes

johannes.jaeger@uks.eu+496841-16-26800

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026