Rehabilitation of Fatigue in Patients With Post-COVID-19 Syndrome (COVIDATE-02)

University of Granada (UGR)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual reality based rehabilitation; Behavioral: Rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06814379

COVIDATE-02

Details and patient eligibility

About

More than half of patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome experience fatigue. Rehabilitation is needed to treat this persistent symptom.

The aim of this study is to conduct a rehabilitation intervention to treat patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome who experience persistent fatigue.

Full description

• Background: More than half of patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome experience fatigue. Rehabilitation is needed to treat this persistent symptom.
• Objectives: To conduct a rehabilitation intervention to treat patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome who experience persistent fatigue.
• Methodology: Randomized clinical trial. There will be 3 groups.
• Patients will be recruited from the Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital in Granada.
• The evaluation will be carried out at the University of Granada.
• The rehabilitation will be carried out at the University of Granada and/or patient's home.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosis of COVID-19
• post-COVID-19 syndrome
• adults ≥ 18 y < 75 años
• be medically stable
• to be able to walk
• not currently participating in a rehabilitation programme and/or other study.
• fatigue: FSS ≥ 36 puntos
• basic knowledge
• wish to participate in the study and sign the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• patients with severe comorbidities that interfere with the ability to perform the study
• patients with mental, physical or organic problems that under medical criteria may pose a risk to the patient

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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54 participants in 3 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Not intervention

Rehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

30-60 minutes. A total of 3 session/week at home. 4 weeks. * Warm-up. * Aerobic: walking (20-25 minutes). * Strength: (25-30 minutes). * Cooling. * Education: WHO recommendations.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Rehabilitation

Virtual reality based rehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

30-60 minutes. A total of 3 session/week (2 sessions at home and 1 session at the University of Granada). 4 weeks. The 2 sessions at home will be the same as the sessions in the rehabilitation group (group 2). The session at the University of Granada will be done with virtual reality (Nintendo Switch) and will follow the same outline as the rest of the sessions: * Warm-up. * Aerobic: walking (20-25 minutes). * Strength: (25-30 minutes). * Cooling. * Education: WHO recommendations.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual reality based rehabilitation