COVID19
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Respiratory Exercise Program (REP) (n=33)
The REP will consist of 10 exercises based on the recommendations made by the official Physiotherapy organizations at the institutional level (Colle
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Sponsors
Universidad de Sevilla
Universidad de Sevilla
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients between 18-75 years who are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19), and are in home confinement.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with chronic lung conditions; Patients with chronic kidney disease; Patients affected with chronic neurological disorders; Patients suffering from hypertension and cardiovascular conditions without medical treatment; Patients affected with grade III osteoporosis; Patients affected with acute outbreaks of rheumatologic disorders; Patients affected with acute outbreaks disc abnormalities; Patients who have had respiratory conditions in the last 12 months; Patients who have recent musculoskeletal disorders, and who are not fully recovered from their injuries; Patients who have received physical therapy treatment in the last 3 months; Patients affected with chronic mental and / or psychological disturbances; Red Flags (Night pain, severe muscle spasm, loss of involuntary weight, symptom mismatch)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT). The 6MWT will be performed by all patients in their home, under the telematically supervision of a physiotherapist. All patients will receive the same instructions before the walk, and will be encouraged by the physiotherapist who repeated set phrases every minute during the walk. The distance covered during the test will be recorded in meters telematically by patient smartphone. Patients will be allowed to stop and rest during the test but they will be instructed to resume walking as soon as they felt able to do so. Patients will send the results of 6MWT screenshot daily to the evaluator, via WhatsApp or email. ;hirty Seconds Sit-To-Stand Test (30STST). Evaluators will ask patients to place a straight-backed armless chair, with a hard seat , which will be stabilized by placing it against a wall, considering floor to seat height will be between 45 - 50 cm. Seated participants will asked to come forward on the seat until their feet will be flat on the floor, and to fold their upper limbs across the chest, without moving it during all test. Patients will be then instructed to stand up all the way and sit down once without using the upper limbs. Patients will start in the seated position on the chair and, upon command telematically, they will stand up, and then they will return to sitting as many times as they could, in a 30-second time period. The evaluators will control this test telematically by videoconference.;Multidimensional Dysphnoea-12 (MD12) Spanish version. The MD12 questionnaire will be self-administered and will be performed at the end of the 6MWT. Patients will send the results of MD12 screenshot daily to the evaluator, via WhatsApp or email. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analog Scale Fatigue (VASF), for fatigue measurement. Patients participating in the study will indicate the intensity of their fatigue by means of the VAS through the Smartphone application called “Visual Scale” (Apple Store and Google Play). They will have to signal in a horizontal line where they would place their fatigue, being 0 "no fatigue" and the 10 would be "the worst imaginable fatigue”. VASF will be controlled telematically by the evaluators through the Smartphone application. The evaluator will ask the patient to indicate their level of VASF in the "Visual Scale" application, and to take a screenshot of the smartphone to obtain the established value for VASF, which is calculated as the average value of two attempts. The patient must send the VASF screenshot daily to the evaluator, via WhatsApp or email.;Borg Scale (BS). The Borg scale, of perceived effort, measures the entire range of effort that the individual perceives when exercising. This scale gives criteria to make adjustments to the intensity of exercise, that is, to the workload, and thus forecast and dictate the different intensities of exercise in sports and medical rehabilitation. The BS will be completed by patients at the beginning of each session, and after completing the exercise program, as well as at the end of the tests, every day (6MWT, 30STST). Patients will send the results of BS screenshot daily to the evaluator, via WhatsApp or email. | — |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Public ContactCarlos Utrera
Universidad de Sevilla
Outcome results
None listed