NCT05360563

Home-based Exercise Program in Patients With the Post-COVID-19 Condition

Effects of a Home-based Exercise Program on the Functional Sequelae of Patients With the Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 94 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The management of the sequelae of COVID-19 is described as the next great challenge of global public health. Multiple symptoms may compose the clinical picture of these patients (eg, fatigue, dyspnea, cognitive dysfunction, myalgia and others), persisting for more than a year and frequently causing clinically important functional impairment. Thus, a clinical trial will be conducted to investigate the effects of a remotely supervised home-based exercise program on functional sequelae of patients diagnosed with the post-COVID-19 condition (also known as Long COVID).

Conditions

• Long COVID
• Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Home-based physical training	Patients allocated to this group will participate in a 16-week home-based physical training program, structured in three weekly sessions of aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises (which also have components that stimulate flexibility and balance). A third of the weekly physical training sessions will be supervised via telemedicine (with video call) by a clinical exercise specialist, but all patients will have illustrated exercise booklets and a full-time remote support service available for the remaining sessions (via text or voice messages).

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-01
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2022-05-04
• Last updated: 2022-05-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil