NCT05787353

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation for Post-acute COVID-19 Symptoms

Hospital- Versus Home-based Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation for Post-acute COVID-19 Symptoms

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 88 (actual)
• Sponsor: Eskisehir City Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this RETROSPECTIVE study was to compare the effect of a hospital and home-based cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (CPR) program on exercise endurance and quality of life in post-acute COVID-19 patients. 88 post-acute COVID-19 patients were divided two groups according to receiving hospital (n=45) or home-based CPR (n=43)in our rehabilitation clinic between January and July 2021. Both protocols consisted of aerobic, breathing and flexibility exercises. Hospital-based CPR: three or four days per week for a total of 20 sessions. Home-based CPR: three or four days/a week over a period of six weeks. The results of six meters walk test (6MWT) for exercise endurance as a main outcome measure, and Borg-dyspnea/fatigue, the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain and the Short Form-36 (SF-36) as secondary outcome measures before and after treatment were recorded.

Conditions

• Cardiopulmonary

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise programme	Both protocols consisted of aerobic, breathing and flexibility exercises. Hospital-based CPR: three or four days per week for a total of 20 sessions. Home-based CPR: three or four days/a week over a period of six weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-04-16
• Primary completion: 2021-07-25
• Completion: 2021-07-31
• First posted: 2023-03-28
• Last updated: 2023-03-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)