NCT05205460

Telerehabilitation in People With Long COVID

Effectiveness of a 12-week Telerehabilitation Training in People With Long COVID: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 182 (actual)
• Sponsor: Tri-Service General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of our study is to investigate the effectiveness of telerehabilitation in Post-COVID patients.

Detailed description

Decreased exercise capacity, persistent dyspnea and easily fatigue are found in some Post-COVID patients. Telerehabilitation has been developed in cardiac and pulmonary diseases such as coronary artery disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for years with good clinical outcomes. However, little is known about the effectiveness of home-based telerehabilitation among Post-COVID patients. Thus, we want to investigate the effectiveness of telerehabilitation among Post-COVID patients, including cardiorespiratory fitness, physical activity amounts, health related quality of life and sleep quality.

Conditions

• COVID-19

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Home-based telerehabilitation	A home-based exercise mobile app will be offered combined with the heart rate sensing clothes to each participant in the group of home-based telehealth exercise training program. The mobile app provides auto-feedback of heart rate at each exercise training session through the heart rate sensing clothes and alarm function identifying individuals' appropriate exercise intensity (target heart rate) during their exercise based on their exercise prescription calculated and set up inside the app. After completing each exercise training session, the record of training time and heart rate response is simultaneously uploaded to the cloud system of the medical center through the heart rate sensing clothes. The experienced and well-trained nurse checked the cloud system data to monitor participants' adherence to exercise training. In addition, online communication is enabled using LINE software, which provided a platform for patients and researchers to interact with each other through messaging.
BEHAVIORAL	Education and self-exercise	The participants will receive a exercise prescription suggestion. Then, they will maintain their usual lifestyles without exercise reminders.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-12
• Primary completion: 2023-04-30
• Completion: 2023-05-20
• First posted: 2022-01-25
• Last updated: 2025-03-11
• Results posted: 2025-03-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan