Post COVID-19 Condition
Conditions
Brief summary
This randomized clinical trial investigates the effects of a distance physical activity coaching program on the health of COVID-19 long-hauler. The study evaluates the impact of individualized coaching interventions to improve participants' physical activity and quality of life.
Interventions
OTHERActivity Coaching Programme
The intervention will consist of individualized physical activity coaching sessions, which will take place twice a week for 8 weeks. These sessions will focus on encouraging progressive and personalized physical activity according to each participant's ability. The sessions will also include relaxation techniques, targeted ventilation and strategies to improve activity management.
In addition to standard medical care, patients assigned to this group received a leaflet with information about the main post COVID-19 condition symptoms. This is a control group that was not controlled or monitored by a therapist.
Sponsors
Universidad de Granada
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients of both sexes. * Agreed to participate. * Post COVID-19 condition patients meeting the WHO definition for this disease. * Sedentary patients according to the cut-off point of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ).
Exclusion criteria
* Pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, vascular, or orthopaedic pathologies that could limit the execution of the evaluation and intervention. * Cognitive impairment that prevented them from understanding and answering the questionnaires. * Patients suffering from a reinfection with SARS-CoV-2. * Patients with a history of severe or critical COVID-19 disease severity. * Patients participating in other studies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| IPAQ (International Physical Activity Questionnaire) | Baseline and at 8 weeks at the end of the intervention |
| EQ-5D (EuroQol-5 Dimensions) | Baseline and at 8 weeks at the end of the intervention |
| PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) | Baseline and at 8 weeks at the end of the intervention |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Primary ContactMarie Carmen Valenza, PhD
Outcome results
None listed