Short-Term Effects of a Conditioning Telerehabilitation Program in Confined Patients Affected by COVID-19 in the Acute Phase. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Trial Design
2.2. Sample Selection
2.3. Inclusion Criteria
- Age 18–75 years.
- Patients with positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and/or antigen-test for SARS-CoV-2 in the last forty days were in home confinement.
2.4. Exclusion Criteria
2.5. Interventions
2.5.1. Group 1: Non-Specific Conditioning Exercise Program (NTEP)
2.5.2. Control Group (CG)
2.6. Outcome Measures
2.7. Randomization
2.8. Blinding
2.9. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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EXERCISE | CONTROL | ||
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(n = 18) | (n = 18) | ||
SEX | |||
WOMEN | 9 (25) | 10 (27.77) | |
MEN | 9 (25) | 8 (22.22) | |
AGE | 39.39 (1174) | 41.33 (12.13) | 0.07 |
BS_1 | 4.78 (1.70) | 4.78 (1.80) | 0.122 |
BS_2 | 2.56 (0.85) | 4.83 (1.54) | 0.031 |
6MWT_1 | 440.17 (164.36) | 379.78 (128.72) | 0.616 |
6MWT_2 | 519.94 (135.33) | 379.72 (136.01) | 0.112 |
30STST_1 | 12.33 (4.81) | 10.50 (2.25) | <0.001 |
30STST_2 | 13.83 (5.70) | 9.94 (1.98) | <0.001 |
DIF_BS | −2.22 (1.30) | 0.05 (1.25) | 0.074 |
DIF_6MWT | 79.77 (126.46) | −0.05 (26.38) | <0.001 |
DIF_30STST | 1.50 (2.20) | −0.55 (0.92) | <0.001 |
GROUP | |||||||||
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EXERCISE | CONTROL | ||||||||
WOMEN | MEN | WOMEN | MEN | ||||||
M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | p-Value | |
AGE | 42.33 | 11.48 | 36.44 | 11.91 | 41.10 | 11.43 | 41.63 | 13.77 | >0.05 |
BS_1 | 4.78 | 1.99 | 4.78 | 1.48 | 4.40 | 1.51 | 5.25 | 2.12 | |
BS_2 | 2.22 | 0.83 | 2.89 | 0.78 | 4.60 | 1.07 | 5.13 | 2.03 | |
6MWT_1 | 414.56 | 184.86 | 465.78 | 147.51 | 347.40 | 100.49 | 420.25 | 154.56 | |
6MWT_2 | 492.00 | 183.44 | 547.89 | 59.27 | 338.70 | 99.51 | 431.00 | 163.66 | |
30STST_1 | 12.78 | 6.63 | 11.89 | 2.20 | 10.80 | 1.99 | 10.13 | 2.64 | |
30STST_2 | 15.22 | 7.51 | 12.44 | 2.88 | 10.20 | 1.75 | 9.63 | 2.33 |
WITHIN-GROUP | BETWEEN-GROUP | ||
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EXERCISE | CONTROL | ||
p-Value | |||
BS | <0.001 | 0.712 | <0.001 |
6MWT | 0.016 | 0.993 | 0.026 |
30STST | 0.011 | 0.026 | 0.001 |
GROUP | ||||||||||
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EXERCISE | CONTROL | |||||||||
WOMAN | MEN | WOMAN | MEN | |||||||
M | SD | M | SD | p-Value | M | SD | M | SD | p-Value | |
DIF1_BS | −2.56 | 1.24 | −1.89 | 1.36 | 0.293 | 0.20 | 1.03 | −0.12 | 1.55 | 0.602 |
DIF1_6MWT | 77.44 | 105.36 | 82.11 | 151.25 | 0.940 | −8.70 | 16.63 | 10.75 | 33.08 | 0.123 |
DIF1_30STST | 2.44 | 1.33 | 0.56 | 2.55 | 0.067 | −0.60 | 0.70 | −0.50 | 1.20 | 0.827 |
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Rodriguez-Blanco, C.; Gonzalez-Gerez, J.J.; Bernal-Utrera, C.; Anarte-Lazo, E.; Perez-Ale, M.; Saavedra-Hernandez, M. Short-Term Effects of a Conditioning Telerehabilitation Program in Confined Patients Affected by COVID-19 in the Acute Phase. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Medicina 2021, 57, 684. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57070684
Rodriguez-Blanco C, Gonzalez-Gerez JJ, Bernal-Utrera C, Anarte-Lazo E, Perez-Ale M, Saavedra-Hernandez M. Short-Term Effects of a Conditioning Telerehabilitation Program in Confined Patients Affected by COVID-19 in the Acute Phase. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Medicina. 2021; 57(7):684. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57070684
Chicago/Turabian StyleRodriguez-Blanco, Cleofas, Juan Jose Gonzalez-Gerez, Carlos Bernal-Utrera, Ernesto Anarte-Lazo, Manuel Perez-Ale, and Manuel Saavedra-Hernandez. 2021. "Short-Term Effects of a Conditioning Telerehabilitation Program in Confined Patients Affected by COVID-19 in the Acute Phase. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial" Medicina 57, no. 7: 684. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57070684