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Effect of the breathing exercises on quality of life and symptoms of shortness of breath and fatigue in patients with Covid 19

Effect of the breathing exercises on quality of life and symptoms of shortness of breath and fatigue in patients with Covid 19

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20210717051910N1
Enrollment
72
Registered
2021-07-30
Start date
2021-08-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-08-30

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Conditions

covid-19b. covid19, virus not identified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: During 6 weeks, after sending the video and training brochure of breathing exercises as well as checklists that show how to do breathing exercises which are explain

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with COVID-19 with respiratory symptoms with radiological manifestations as one or two-way multilobular infiltration in CT scan or chest x-ray whose disease has been confirmed by nasal swap test (RT-PCR SARS-CoV-2) You have symptoms of shortness of breath or fatigue or every two weeks after discharge from the hospital. Having a mobile phone Ages 18 to 60

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Hospitalized in ICU Covid-19 Patients with moderate to severe heart failure (grade III or IV, New York Heart Association) Having COPD or other respiratory and infectious diseases

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Shortness of breath. Timepoint: Measurement of shortness of breath will be done before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Borg Shortness of breath.;Fatigue. Timepoint: Fatigue will be measured before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: FSS Fatigue Intensity Scale.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Quality of life will be measured before the intervention and 6 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Quality of Life Questionnaire SF-36.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactGolrokh Abdollahi

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Abdolahygolii@gmail.com+98 21 7784 2192

Outcome results

None listed

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