Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm randomized clinical trial, in which the included participants will be block-randomized using an electronic system. Seven blocks consisting of four individuals each (2 control × 2 exp
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People who were diagnosed with COVID-19 by RT-PCR. Aged =18 years, of both sexes. Who report fatigue as a symptom for at least 12 weeks since the COVID-19 infection.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnant women, hospitalized individuals, people with disabilities who are unable to perform the proposed tests and exercises. Individuals with cognitive impairments that prevent understanding or performing the tests, those with uncontrolled chronic diseases, and those with medical contraindications to physical exercise.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effects of a combined training protocol on perceived and performance fatigability, neuromuscular variables, functional capacity, sleep quality, mental health, and heart rate variability in patients with long COVID presenting fatigue as an initial symptom. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To understand, through the optimization of specific parameters, how fatigability is improved in these patients as a result of training. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactRodrigo Rodrigues
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
Outcome results
None listed