Acute Cardiovascular Responses to a Single Exercise Session in Patients With Post-COVID-19 Syndrome (ExPostCovid-19)

University of Nove de Julho

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise session; Behavioral: Control session

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06248151

0057/2022 (Other Identifier)

Acute_Covid

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of the study is to compare the acute cardiorespiratory and perceptual responses to a physical exercise session in those infected by Covid-19 with and without persistent symptoms.

Full description

The study will be a crossover carried out in two groups (with and without persistent symptoms of Covid-19). Participants in both groups will undergo a control session and an exercise session and cardiorespiratory and perceptual responses will be obtained before, during and after the sessions. In the exercise session, participants will perform aerobic exercises, strength exercises and muscle stretching, while in the control session participants will remain seated. Blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac autonomic modulation, peripheral oxygen saturation, vascular function and perception of affect will be obtained.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Post-Covid Syndrome group:

• have had a positive RT-PCR test for Covid-19;
• present persistent symptoms of Post Covid 19 syndrome, which have no other health explanation according to the criteria of the World Health Organization (WHO);
• have the cognitive and physical capacity to perform the exercises; It is
• low cardiovascular risk classification according to the American College of Sports Medicine criteria.

Healthy group:

• not present persistent symptoms of Post Covid 19 syndrome, which have no other health explanation according to the criteria of the World Health Organization (WHO);
• have the cognitive and physical capacity to perform the exercises; It is
• low cardiovascular risk classification according to the American College of Sports Medicine criteria.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise

Experimental group

Description:

In the exercise session, participants will perform aerobic, free active and flexibility exercises and will last approximately 45 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control session

Behavioral: Exercise session

Control

Other group

Description:

In the control session, participants will remain seated for 60 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control session

Behavioral: Exercise session