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NCT Number: NCT04853966

The Effects of Physical Activity Tele-Counseling Intervention in Post-COVID-19 Conditions

It has been found that physical activity recommendations with telerehabilitation in different disease groups improve the functional capacity, physical activities and mental health of the patients as much as the supervised exercise programs. However, there are no studies in the literature that provide online physical activity counseling in COVID-19 patients, and evaluate the effect of physical activity counseling on physical activity level, quality of life, physical performance, fatigue, kinesophobia, pain, dyspnea, mental health and behavior change levels. For this reason, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of online physical activity counseling on physical activity level, quality of life, physical performance, fatigue, kinesophobia, pain, dyspnea, mental health and behavior change level in COVID-19 patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Covid19 COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Gazi University

Ankara, Emek, 06490, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Individuals who have suffered COVID-19 and have passed at 3 months after the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test turned negative
  • Volunteering to participate in the research

Exclusion criteria

  • Having another diagnosed respiratory or cardiac problem
  • Having infections during the evaluation
  • Having a skeletal-muscular disease that may affect the evaluation results
  • Having neurological and psychiatric problems
  • Individuals with restrictions that prevent being physically active during the evaluation and counseling program.
  • Pregnant individuals

Treatment and study plan

Physical activity counseling

Behavioral

Physical activity counseling will be performed using physical activity behavior steps of the transtheoretical model.

Primary outcomes

  1. Physical activity level

    Time frame: seven days

    Physical activity level will be evaluated multi sensor activity monitor for 7 consecutive days.

  2. General Quality of Life

    Time frame: five minutes

    Quality of Life will be evaluated using Short Form-36 (SF-36) Health Survey Questionnaire

Secondary outcomes

  1. Physical performance

    Time frame: ten minutes

    Physical performance will be evaluated using Short Physical Performance Battery

  2. Dyspnea during daily living activities

    Time frame: two minutes

    Dyspnea using Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) dyspnea scale will be evaluated. Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale, levels are graded as 0-4, higher scores imply higher dyspnea.

  3. Behaviour change level

    Time frame: five minutes

    Behaviour change level will be evaluated using Exercise Behaviour Change Scale.

  4. General Pain

    Time frame: one minute

    Pain will be evaluated using Visual Analog Scale

  5. Fear of movement

    Time frame: three minutes

    Fear of movement will be evaluated using Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia

  6. Fatigue

    Time frame: Two minutes

    Fatigue will be evaluated using Fatigue Severity Scale

  7. Mental Health

    Time frame: three minutes

    Mental Health will be evaluated using Mental Health Continuum Short Form

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Gazi University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Physical Activity Tele-Counseling Intervention on Physical Activity, Functional Performance, and Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Conditions: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Apr 22, 2021
Registry last updated
Sep 21, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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