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NCT Number: NCT05770505

Use of E-health Based Exercise Intervention After COVID-19

Reduced subjective and objective functional capacity performance are reported after COVID-19 in a large proportion of subjects. The aim of this study is to examine the feasibility and effect of using an e-health tool for guidance and tracking of exercise training in a general population of adults previously infected by COVID-19.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–59 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of medicine, Department of circulation and medical imaging,

Trondheim, 7006, Norway

About this study

Both hospitalized and non-hospitalized persons who have undergone extensive multi-disciplinary rehabilitation programs report significantly improved physical function after rehabilitation. Exercise training may be the key intervention to improve fitness and subjective complaints such as fatigue, low physical fitness and dyspnea after COVID-19 infection. However, traditional group-based exercise training or self-training programs at fitness centers have been shut down during the pandemic, and home-based interventions are warranted. To overcome the limitations and costs of a fitness center/personal trainer-based intervention study, more knowledge on the effectiveness and efficacy of using an e-Health system to recruit, train and monitor participants after illness are needed.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Persons who have undergone COVID-19 disease
  • People who struggle to be physically active enough as a result of corona disease
  • People who experience reduced physical fitness as a result of corona disease

Exclusion criteria

-- more than 100 AQ per week (calculated from self-reported activity level)

  • uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure) (over 200/110).
  • symptomatic valve failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, unstable angina, pulmonary
  • hypertension, heart failure and/or severe rhythm disturbances
  • cancer that makes participation impossible or exercise contraindicated. Considered individually in consultation with the attending physician.
  • chronic contagious infectious diseases.
  • Participates in other studies that are not compatible with participation in this project
  • Post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE)/post-exertional malaise (PEM)/post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion (PENE).

Treatment and study plan

Exercise training using an e-health tool

Behavioral

Experimental: Exercise training will be guided by using the e-health tool MIA Health, with the possibility for digital communication between the participants and study personnel The participants will receive wearables that record heart rate. Participants will be encouraged to achieve 100 Activity Quotient (AQ) equivalents per week Control: No follow-up

Primary outcomes

  1. Cardiorespiratory fitness

    Time frame: After 6 months intervention

    Peak oxygen uptake

  2. Feasibilty

    Time frame: After 6 months intervention

    Measured as acceptability and adherence

Secondary outcomes

  1. Lung function

    Time frame: After 6 months intervention

    Spirometry

  2. Quality of life

    Time frame: After 6 months intervention

    Questionnaires (RAND-12)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Oslo

Registry information

Official study title

Effect E-health Based Exercise Intervention After COVID-19

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Mar 15, 2023
Registry last updated
Jan 5, 2026

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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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