Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Effects of Adding an Online Exercise Program on Physical Function in Individuals Hospitalized by COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rehabilitation and COVID-19: systematic review by Cochrane Rehabilitation.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Immunomodulatory, inflammatory, functional and biomechanical benefits of chronic exercise in physically active vs. insufficiently active older after fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose: nine months cohort.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Article
- Impact of nutrition on long COVID.Sports medicine and health science · 2026Review
- Post-COVID-19 Muscle Weakness and Recovery Patterns After Mild-to-Moderate Infection: A Retrospective Analysis of a Structured Rehabilitation Program Using the MRC Scale.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The development and application of the mobile frailty management platform for Chinese community-dwelling older adults.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Article
- Rehabilitative interventions in patients with persistent post COVID-19 symptoms-a review of recent advances and future perspectives.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2024Review
- Adherence Patterns and Health Outcomes in Spanish Young Women Participating in a Virtual-Guided HIIT Program: Insights from the Randomized Controlled WISE Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Evaluating the impact of work from home policies on Google search Trends related to ankle surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Meta-analysis of the impact of physical activity on the recovery of physical function in COVID-19 patients.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Post-COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The worldwide pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus has impacted all healthcare systems. One potential sequela experienced by hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) survivors includes muscle weakness with a reduction in strength and, consequently, a possible increase in frailty. The aim of this clinical trial was to evaluate the efficacy of adding an online therapeutic exercise program for 8 weeks to the medical prescriptions on functional variables in patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. A randomized controlled trial including 70 previously hospitalized COVID-19 survivors was conducted. Patients were randomly allocated to an experimental (n = 35) or control (n = 35) group. Both groups received regular prescriptions provided by their medical doctors. The experimental group also received a live online therapeutic exercise program for 8 weeks (3 sessions/week). Handgrip strength, gait speed, lower-extremity strength, balance, and frailty were assessed at baseline, at the end of the program, and one month after the end of the intervention. The repeated measures analysis of variance revealed significant Group*Time interactions for all the outcomes: (handgrip dominant: F = 17.395,
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