NCT05778344

Teletechnology-assisted Home-based Exercise Program for Severe COVID-19

Efficacy of Teletechnology-assisted Home-based Exercise Program for Severe COVID-19

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program with the support of teletechnology in COVID-19 survivors. The main questions it aims to answer were: * The change of six-minute walk distance * The change of time of one-minute sit-to-stand test * The change of maximal strength of upper-limb, lower-limb and respiratory muscle * The change of quality of life Participants in the home-based pulmonary rehabilitation group received teletechnology-assisted consultations (either by videotelephony or telephone calls) for every 1-2 weeks during the intervention period, and participants in the usual care group did not receive teletechnology-assisted consultations during the intervention period.

Conditions

• COVID-19
• Telerehabilitation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Teletechnology-assisted home-based pulmonary rehabilitation	The accuracy and safety of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation will be checked regularly through technology devices such as smart watch and via videotelephony (or telephone calls if indicated).

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-12
• Primary completion: 2024-05-24
• Completion: 2024-05-24
• First posted: 2023-03-21
• Last updated: 2025-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan