Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation-Assisted Exercise Training

NCT07034989 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Telerehabilitation ILD-RA
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of asynchronously implemented telerehabilitation-supported respiratory physiotherapy and function-oriented trunk stabilization exercises, which have not been previously applied in individuals with RA-IAH.

Conditions

Telerehabilitation; Exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Oxygen Saturation Measurement

  Evaluations started immediately after receiving ethics committee approval and will be completed within 3 months, which is the study period.

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Evaluation of respiratory muscle strength

  Evaluations started immediately after receiving ethics committee approval and will be completed within 3 months, which is the study period.

• Modified Borg Scale

  Evaluations started immediately after receiving ethics committee approval and will be completed within 3 months, which is the study period.

• Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale

  Evaluations started immediately after receiving ethics committee approval and will be completed within 3 months, which is the study period.

• Visual Analog Scale

  Evaluations started immediately after receiving ethics committee approval and will be completed within 3 months, which is the study period.

• Leicester Cough Survey

  Evaluations started immediately after receiving ethics committee approval and will be completed within 3 months, which is the study period.

Study Arms (2)

Asynchronous exercise group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Other: Exercise

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Exercise OTHER

Teach respiratory exercises and function-focused trunk stabilization exercises to individuals with RA-IAH via online platforms. Subsequently, instructional exercise videos will be delivered to the patients online. The respiratory exercise training will include thoracic expansion and diaphragmatic breathing exercises. The program will consist of a warm-up phase including 10 minutes of trunk stabilization exercises, a 40-minute functional exercise session targeting the upper and lower extremities with trunk stabilization, followed by a cooldown phase including 10 minutes of flexibility exercises involving trunk stabilization. The exercise videos related to these phases will be sent to the participants online. Participants will start the exercises with 6 repetitions and will be encouraged to increase to 8 repetitions as the program progresses. The assigned physiotherapist will contact patients once a week by phone to monitor exercise adherence.

Asynchronous exercise group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed with RA according to the 2010 EULAR/American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria
• Individuals with RA-associated Interstitial Lung Disease
• Individuals aged ≥18
• Agreeing to attend regular training throughout the study
• Having access to the internet and a computer

You may not qualify if:

• pack-year smoking history
• Surgery or arthroscopic surgery within the last year
• Having any neurological or psychological disease that may prevent participation
• Patient's inability to comply with evaluation and education
• Having a psychiatric disease that will affect cooperation
• Individuals with serious functional limitations and cardiopulmonary and/or neurological disease unrelated to RA

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zülal TATAR: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Researcher

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 11, 2025
• First Posted: June 24, 2025
• Study Start: March 5, 2025
• Primary Completion: September 10, 2025
• Study Completion: September 20, 2025
• Last Updated: September 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Locations

TU (1)