Coronavirus Infections
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group: 40 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in intensive care unit will receive a functional and respiratory multidisciplinary rehabilitation protocol (that includes medical, nursing, physio
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Sponsors
Centro Hospitalar Entre Douro e Vouga
Centro Hospitalar Entre Douro e Vouga
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hospitalized in intensive care unit due to COVID-19; age 18 years or higher; referred to rehabilitation; previously independent in activities of daily living; have to meet the safety criteria defined by the Portuguese Society of Physical Rehabilitation Medicine.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Don’t meet the safety criteria; prior muscle weakness; prior pulmonary diseases; acute thrombosis, contraindications to cycling; patients with a diagnosis on admission that excludes the possibility of walking at hospital discharge.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in functional capacity, using the 6-Minute Walk Test as primary outcome measure, from the finding of a statistically significant difference (p> 0.05) between the people in the control group and the intervention group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secundary outcomes are expected. | — |
Countries
Portugal
Contacts
Public ContactAna Carvalho
Outcome results
None listed