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

NCT ID: NCT04771598

Last Updated: 2022-02-22

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 52 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-02-25
• Study Completion Date: 2021-07-30

Brief 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.

Conditions

Covid19

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

İntervention

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. 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

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Breathing exercise with the phone application

Intervention Type: OTHER

1. Respiratory Control:

2. Pursed Lip Breathing

3. 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.

Control

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

Group Type: OTHER

Breathing exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

1. Respiratory Control:

2. Pursed Lip Breathing

3. 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

Interventions

Breathing exercise with the phone application

1. Respiratory Control:

2. Pursed Lip Breathing

3. 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.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Breathing exercise

1. Respiratory Control:

2. Pursed Lip Breathing

3. 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

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Fatih OKAN

Assist. Prof.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Tokat State Hospital

Tokat Province, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

123458

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id