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

Covid19 Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04771598
• Other study ID #: 123458
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 25, 2021
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: February 2022
• Source: Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 52
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 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

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Covid19
• Respiratory Aspiration

Intervention

Other:
• Breathing exercise with the phone application
Respiratory Control: Pursed Lip Breathing 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.
• Breathing exercise
Respiratory Control: Pursed Lip Breathing 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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Tokat State Hospital	Tokat

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	6 minute walking test	6 minute walking test	1 month
Primary	FEV-1	FEV-1	1 month
Primary	FVC	FVC	1 month
Primary	FEV1/FVC	FEV1/FVC	1 month
Primary	MVV	MVV- Maximal Voluntary Ventilation	1 month
Secondary	St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire	St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire-Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more limitations.	1 month