The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation-Based Physiotherapy in COVID 19 Patients

Medipol Health Group

Status: Completed

Conditions: Telerehabilitation; Covid19; Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04402983

Telerehab_Covid19

Details and patient eligibility

About

Problems such as breathlessness, exercise intolerance and loss of peripheral muscle strength can be observed in individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID19 and have been discharged. In our study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation physical therapy intervention to these cases by using videoconferencing method on the physical condition of the cases.

Full description

Problems such as breathlessness, exercise intolerance and loss of peripheral muscle strength can be observed in individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID19 and have been discharged. In our study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation physical therapy intervention to these cases by using videoconferencing method on the physical condition of the cases. The exercise program will be a total of 6 weeks, 3 days a week. Online access will be carried out synchronously by telephone or computer, and training sessions will not be recorded in order to protect patient personal information. The cases will be evaluated online at the beginning of the study and at the end of the 6-week exercise program. The selected evaluation parameters have been selected considering the ease of online application.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being between the ages of 18-75
• Being diagnosed with COVID19 and being discharged by being treated
• Having technological facilities suitable for telerehabilitation access

Exclusion criteria

• Any presence of comorbidity that may prevent them from exercising
• Not agreeing to be included in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Telerehabilitation Group

Experimental group

Description:

Physiotherapy will be carried out by conducting online conference method. Program content; Respiratory exercise (chest breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, basal expansion exercises), Breath control training, Active breathing techniques cycle Light aerobic exercise Posture exercises Self walking

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Information and exercise brochure will be provided