NCT05341648

Aerobic Exercise and Covid-19 Survivors With Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (Pics)

Effects of Aerobic Exercise Program in Covid-19 Survivors With Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (Pics)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To investigate the effects of aerobic exercise program on physical activity, aerobic capacity, anxiety\& depression in Covid-19 survivors discharged from Intensive Care Unit. There is evidence in the literature that post-intensive case survivors who have been mechanically ventilated will likely experience short- and medium-term consequences in the form of Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS).

Detailed description

The notion that patients surviving intensive care and mechanical ventilation for several weeks can be discharged home without further medical attention is a dangerous illusion. Post-Intensive Care Syndrome and other severe conditions will require not only adequate screening but early rehabilitation and other interventions. So, this focused control trial will contribute particularly to determining the Effects of the Aerobic Exercise Program in Covid-19 Survivors with Post-Intensive Care Syndrome.

Conditions

• COVID-19
• Post Intensive Care Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Aerobic Exercise Training	Warm-up: 5 minutes Aerobic Training Treadmill/cycle ergometer Frequency:3 days a week Intensity:40-70% of HR max(Start from 40% than increment to as per patient tolerance) Total Duration:6 weeks. Duration of each session:15-30 mins. Cool-down: 5 minutes
OTHER	Home Plan	* Positions to ease breathlessness * Controlled breathing/Deep breathing\*10 Reps\* TD,s * Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises. * ROM \& Flexibility Exercises. 3 days a week for 6 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-30
• Primary completion: 2022-11-01
• Completion: 2022-11-01
• First posted: 2022-04-22
• Last updated: 2022-11-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan