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ArticlePhysiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy2021

Is tele-rehabilitation superior to home exercise program in COVID-19 survivors following discharge from intensive care unit? - A study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.

Zeynep Turan, Mahir Topaloglu, Ozden Ozyemisci Taskiran

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Article in Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zeynep TuranDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8142-3467
Mahir TopalogluDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Ozden Ozyemisci TaskiranDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey.
Koç University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeEvaluating the patients with COVID-19 following discharge from intensive care unit for pulmonary rehabilitation is crucial. It could be difficult to participate rehabilitation program due to transportation problems and cautions for contagiousness. Tele-rehabilitation could serve as a favorable alternative. The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether supervised telerehabilitation is superior to home exercise program regarding walking distance and secondarily muscle strength, muscle endurance, quality of life, physical activity level and perceived respiratory disability.

methodsThis is a randomized assessor blinded control trial with two groups; tele-rehabilitation and home exercise. One hundred twenty-two COVID-19 survivors following discharge from intensive care unit will be allocated into two groups. The tele-rehabilitation group will receive breathing, aerobic, posture, stretching, strengthening exercises at their home under remote supervision via Internet for 3 days/week for 10 weeks. Home exercise group will receive the same program at their home on their own and they will be called weekly. The patients will be evaluated at the beginning, at the end of the program, 6 IMPACT STATEMENT: This detailed description of the rehabilitation protocol will guide to plan the rehabilitation program and help how to design an efficacy study comparing different models of rehabilitation in COVID-19 survivors following discharge from intensive care unit with evidence-based contribution to the literature.

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COVID-19TelerehabilitationExercise TherapyHumansIntensive Care UnitsPatient DischargeQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSARS-CoV-2SurvivorsTreatment Outcome6-minute walk testCOVID-19handgrip strengthpost-intensive care syndromepulmonary rehabilitationtele-rehabilitation

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