Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
The Effectiveness of a Four-Week Digital Physiotherapy Intervention to Improve Functional Capacity and Adherence to Intervention in Patients with Long COVID-19.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04742946 (Digital Physiotherapy Practice in Long Covid-19 Patients to Improve Functional Capacity and Quality of Life.), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers.
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Digital Physiotherapy Practice in Long Covid-19 Patients to Improve Functional Capacity and Quality of Life.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Integrated care pathway in individuals with Long COVID: STIMULATE-ICP, a cluster-randomized, phase 3 trial.Nature medicine · 2026Trial
- Considerations of race and ethnicity within rehabilitation studies for post COVID-19 condition: A scoping review.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Hybrid Pulmonary Rehabilitation Improves Cardiorespiratory Exercise Fitness in Formerly Hospitalised Long COVID Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Telerehabilitation Protocols for Improving Functionality in Post-COVID-19 Patients.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Acceptability of Telehealth-Delivered Occupational Therapy Among Individuals With Long COVID Using the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability: A Qualitative Study.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2025Article
- Acceptability and feasibility of a group intervention for long COVID in Johannesburg, South Africa: a mixed-method study.Frontiers in health services · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation interventions and outcomes for post-COVID condition: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Identifying Factors That Might Affect Outcomes of Exercise-Based Therapies in Long-COVID.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Reporting of pre-existing multiple long-term conditions in physical rehabilitation for long COVID: a scoping review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024Article
- Effect of a 4-Week Telerehabilitation Program for People With Post-COVID Syndrome on Physical Function and Symptoms: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapy · 2024Article
- The Impact of Different Exercise Modes in Fitness and Cognitive Indicators: Hybrid versus Tele-Exercise in Patients with Long Post-COVID-19 Syndrome.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Motor and Respiratory Tele-Rehabilitation in Patients with Long COVID-19 after Hospital Discharge: An Interventional Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Practical Recommendations for Exercise Training in Patients with Long COVID with or without Post-exertional Malaise: A Best Practice Proposal.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- Experiences of people with Long Covid with a digital physiotherapy intervention: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Digital approaches in post-COVID healthcare: a systematic review of technological innovations in disease management.Biology methods & protocols · 2024Review
- Long COVID and Physical Therapy: A Systematic Review.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Telerehabilitation in Low-Resource Settings to Improve Postural Balance in Older Adults: A Non-Inferiority Randomised Controlled Clinical Trial Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Exercise Training in Non-Hospitalized Patients with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome-A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Review
- Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Post-COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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Abstract
Long COVID-19 has been defined as the condition occurring in individuals with a history of probable or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, with related symptoms lasting at least 2 months and not explainable by an alternative diagnosis. The practice of digital physiotherapy presents itself as a promising complementary treatment method to standard physiotherapy, playing a key role in the recovery of function in subjects who have passed the disease and who maintain some symptomatology over time. The aims of this research are to explore the effect of a digital physiotherapy intervention on functional recovery in patients diagnosed with Long COVID-19 and to identify the level of adherence to the treatment carried out. A quasi-experimental pre-post study assessed initially and at the end of the 4-week intervention the functional capacity (1-min STS and SPPB) and the adherence (software) of a total of 32 participants. After the 4-week digital physiotherapy practice intervention with an individualised and customise exercise programme, a statistically significant improvement was observed (p < 0.05) with a small to medium effect size, high adherence rates and values above the minimal clinically important difference (MCID). We consider our intervention feasible, safe and consistent with our objectives. However, further randomised clinical trials and studies with larger samples are needed to draw extrapolable conclusions. Trial registration NCT04742946.
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