COVID-19, Telerehabilitation
Conditions
Keywords
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTeletechnology-assisted home-based pulmonary rehabilitation
The accuracy and safety of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation will be checked regularly through technology devices such as smart watch and via videotelephony (or telephone calls if indicated).
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
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.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Six-minute walk distance | Week 0 | The distance of six-minute walk test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Maximal upper limb strength | Week 0 | Hand grip strength |
| Maximal lower limb strength | Week 0 | Leg press strength |
| Maximal respiratory muscle strength | Week 0 | Inspiratory and expiratory pressure of respiratory muscle |
| Quality of life score | Week 0 | Quality of life assessed by Short-form 12 questionnaire |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed