COVID-19
Conditions
Keywords
Rehabilitation, Critical illness, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19_, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Recovery of function
Brief summary
Inpatient rehabilitation of severe-to-critical COVID-19 patients(A longitudinal, single-center retrospective cohort)
Detailed description
Patients who underwent intensive care at least two days and classified as severe-to-critical COVID-19 (WHO ordinal scale 5-7) were enrolled. Patients received comprehensive rehabilitation including active exercise program, nutritional support, and psychological support.
Interventions
Active rehabilitation programs were done for all patients. Participants were asked to attend exercise program at PT room or bedside. Exercise program was offered once or twice daily on weekdays, by trained kinesiologists. In PT programs, most patients performed strengthening exercise of lower extremities, balance training, sit-up training, sit-to-stand training and gait training for about 30 minutes. Each program was individualized to participants' current physical function. In bedside programs, patients also underwent strengthening exercise and balance training without gait training for about 10 minutes. The duration of exercise program at PT room depends on the patient's condition(upto 1 month).
Sponsors
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
COVID-19 patients who 1. underwent intensive care at least two days, 2. eventually got negative conversion with two consecutive tests, 3. were classified as severe COVID-19 (WHO ordinal scale 5-7) and 4. participated in the inpatient rehabilitation program were included.
Exclusion criteria
COVID-19 patients who died (WHO ordinal scale 8) before discharge were excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Functional Ambulation Classification | at baseline, immediately after rehabilitation completion, and 1-month after rehabilitation completion | 0\ 5 score. FAC 0(Nonfunctional ambulator), FAC1(Ambulator, dependent on physical assistance - Indicates a patient who requires continuous manual contact to support body weight as well as to maintain balance or to assist coordination), FAC 2(Ambulator, dependent on physical assistance - Indicates a patient who requires intermittent or continuous light touch to assist balance or coordination), FAC3(Ambulator, dependent on supervision), FAC4(Ambulator, independent level surface only), FAC5(Ambulator, independent). Higher score means better outcome. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Medical Research Council (MRC) sum score | at baseline, immediately after rehabilitation completion, and 1-month after rehabilitation completion | 0\ 60 score. |
| Change of handgrip strength | at baseline, immediately after rehabilitation completion, and 1-month after rehabilitation completion | \[Lb\]. |
| Change of Appendicular skeletal muscle mass index (ASMI) | at baseline, immediately after rehabilitation completion, and 1-month after rehabilitation completion | \[Kilogram Per Square Meter\] |
| Change of walking speed | at baseline, immediately after rehabilitation completion, and 1-month after rehabilitation completion | \[meter per second\]. Walking speed is measured by 10-meter walking test. If a patient cannot accomplish 10-meter walking test, 4-meter walking test is used instead. Higher score means better outcome. |
| Change of Berg balance scale | at baseline, immediately after rehabilitation completion, and 1-month after rehabilitation completion | 0\ 56 score. Berg balance scale is 14-item objective measure that assesses static balance and fall risk in adults. Each item consists of a five-point ordinal scale(0 to 4), with 0 indicating the lowest level of function and 4 the highest level of function. Higher score means better outcome. |
| Change of number of 1-min sit-to-stand | at baseline, immediately after rehabilitation completion, and 1-month after rehabilitation completion | Number of repetitions of sit-to-stand within one minute. Higher score means better outcome. |
Countries
South Korea
Outcome results
None listed