Effectiveness of Calisthenic Exercises in Post-Covid Syndrome

NCT06568393 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AP0007
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 176
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Post-Covid syndrome is known as the appearance of some symptoms for 12 weeks or more after Covid-19 infection, affecting the patient's quality of life. The wide range of symptoms that occur after post-Covid syndrome has led to the development of different interventions. In this study, we tried to measure changes in quality of life in people with post-covid syndrome as a result of using calisthenics with therapists and home exercise. Quality of life scale scores were compared before and after an 8-weeks exercise intervention.

Conditions

Quality of Life

Keywords

Post-COVID Condition; Long COVID; Life Quality; Exercise Training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• EQ-5D-3L (European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level Version)

  Depending on the answers given in this questionnaire, 1 - 3 points are assigned, while a low score indicates a healthy state, a high score indicates a problem that reduces the quality of life. In the second part of the questionnaire, there is a part where a score between 0-100 is asked to explain the state of being healthy today, in this part, low scores indicate that there are health problems and high scores define the state of being healthy.

  Baseline of the study

Study Arms (2)

Calisthenic

EXPERIMENTAL

In this group, calisthenic exercises were performed by a therapist with face to face and it was taken for 8 weeks.

Other: Calisthenic exercise

Home exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

In this group, a home exercise programme of calisthenic exercises was prepared and shown to the participants with visuals and they were asked to perform this exercise programme for 8 weeks.

Other: Calisthenic exercise

Interventions

Calisthenic exercise OTHER

Calisthenic exercise program was included: jumping jack, burpee, mountain climber, squat thrust, squat, squat jump, split and alternate exercises.

Calisthenic; Home exercise

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• To be 18 years of age or older, previous having Covid-19 infection, 12 weeks or more of post-covid symptoms.

You may not qualify if:

• The presence of acute viral or bacterial infection, having been previously diagnosed with a rheumatic, neurological, metabolic or oncological disease, having undergone any surgical procedure after musculoskeletal injury, use of intra-articular prosthesis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bahçeşehir University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Igdır University

Iğdır, Center, 76000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Domaszewska K, Boraczynski M, Tang YY, Gronek J, Wochna K, Boraczynski T, Wielinski D, Gronek P. Protective Effects of Exercise Become Especially Important for the Aging Immune System in The Covid-19 Era. Aging Dis. 2022 Feb 1;13(1):129-143. doi: 10.14336/AD.2021.1219. eCollection 2022 Feb.

  PMID: 35111366 BACKGROUND

• Muniswamy P, Gorhe V, Parashivakumar L, Chandrasekaran B. Short-term effects of a social media-based intervention on the physical and mental health of remotely working young software professionals: A randomised controlled trial. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2022 May;14(2):537-554. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12318. Epub 2021 Nov 8.

  PMID: 34750975 BACKGROUND

• Tekin F, Cetisli-Korkmaz N. Effectiveness of a Telerehabilitative Home Exercise Program on Elder Adults' Physical Performance, Depression and Fear of Falling. Percept Mot Skills. 2022 Jun;129(3):714-730. doi: 10.1177/00315125221087026. Epub 2022 Apr 11.

  PMID: 35404709 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

COVID-19; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Post-Infectious Disorders; Chronic Disease; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Alper Percin, Asst. Prof.

  Bahçeşehir University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The assessment was completed by a another therapist.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof.

Model Details: The study was conducted in 2 groups, one intervention and one control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 21, 2024
• First Posted: August 23, 2024
• Study Start: November 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2024
• Study Completion: April 15, 2024
• Last Updated: August 26, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)