EVALUATING THE EFFICIENCY OF BREATHING EXERCISES PERFORMED BY POST-COVID TELEMEDICINE: Randomized Controlled Study

NCT04771598 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 123458
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

As an important non-drug intervention in the treatment of respiratory tract diseases, respiratory rehabilitation training is increasingly accepted in clinical practice. The purpose of pulmonary rehabilitation is not only to improve the physical and mental conditions of the patient, but also to help the patient return to the family and society more quickly. In light of the widely documented lung injuries associated with COVID-19, concerns are raised regarding the assessment of lung injury in discharged patients. As an important non-drug intervention in the treatment of respiratory diseases, respiratory rehabilitation training is increasingly being accepted in clinical practice The purpose of pulmonary rehabilitation is not only to improve the physical and mental conditions of the patient, but also to help the patient return to the family and society more quickly. The aim of the study; It is aimed to evaluate the efficiency of breathing exercise in individuals with COVID-19.

Conditions

Covid19

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• 6 minute walking test

  6 minute walking test

  1 month

• FEV-1

  FEV-1

  1 month

• FVC

  FVC

  1 month

• FEV1/FVC

  FEV1/FVC

  1 month

• MVV

  MVV- Maximal Voluntary Ventilation

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

İntervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Respiratory exercises will be instructed to the individuals forming the intervention group and participants will be asked to do 3 times a day during one month and the exercises will be done by the researchers together with the individuals by establishing a connection with the phone application (zoom, watsapp) once a week from home. In terms of physical activity, the patient will be encouraged to participate in the program by suggesting exercises such as walking and cycling at least three times a week for 20 minutes per week

Other: Breathing exercise with the phone application

Control

OTHER

Breathing exercises will be explained to the control group and visual material will be given. The participants will be asked to do 3 times a day during one month. In terms of physical activity, the patient will be encouraged to participate in the program by suggesting exercises such as walking and cycling at least three times a week for 20 minutes per week

Other: Breathing exercise

Interventions

Breathing exercise with the phone application OTHER

1. Respiratory Control: 2. Pursed Lip Breathing 3. Diaphragmatic Breathing Respiratory exercises will be instructed to the individuals forming the intervention group and participants will be asked to do 3 times a day during one month and the exercises will be done by the researchers together with the individuals by establishing a connection with the phone application (zoom, watsapp) once a week from home.

İntervention

Breathing exercise OTHER

1. Respiratory Control: 2. Pursed Lip Breathing 3. Diaphragmatic Breathing Breathing exercises will be explained to the control group and visual material will be given. The participants will be asked to do 3 times a day during one month. In terms of physical activity, the patient will be encouraged to participate in the program by suggesting exercises such as walking and cycling at least three times a week for 20 minutes per week

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older and who received / will receive treatment with the diagnosis of COVID 19 and completed 2 months after the diagnosis of COVID 19
• Patients who applied to the Pulmonary Diseases outpatient clinic with complaints of dyspnea
• FEV1 / FVC \<80%, FVC \<80%, FEV1 \<80%, FEF25-75\> 50% and / or Patients with respiratory distress in daily living activities

You may not qualify if:

• FEV 1 \<50%, FEF 25-75 \<50% detected oxygen saturation \<85% at rest,
• moderately severe heart failure,
• has a disease that restricts its mobilization,
• psychiatric illness,
• advanced stage liver, advanced stage renal failure,
• Myocardial infarction within 4 months
• having a history of unstable angina
• active infectious disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tokat State Hospital

Tokat Province, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Interventions

Breathing Exercises

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assist. Prof.

Model Details: Randomised Controlled Study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 21, 2021
• First Posted: February 25, 2021
• Study Start: February 25, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2021
• Study Completion: July 30, 2021
• Last Updated: February 22, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)