Trial reportEuropean journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine2023
Randomized controlled trial of home-based vs. hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation in post COVID-19 patients.
Trial report in European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04634318 (Organization of Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Post-COVID-19 Patient With Sequelae. Assessment and Therapeutic Indication of Tele-rehabilitation Versus Conventional Rehabilitation), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Organization of Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Post-COVID-19 Patient With Sequelae. Assessment and Therapeutic Indication of Tele-rehabilitation Versus Conventional Rehabilitation
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of inspiratory muscle training and multicomponent physical training in patients with post-COVID conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness and tolerance of exercise interventions for long COVID: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- The home-based breathing and chest mobility exercise improves cardiorespiratory functional capacity in long COVID with cardiovascular comorbidities: a randomized study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Trial
- Effectiveness of a respiratory rehabilitation program including an inspiration training devicePeerJ · 2023Trial
- Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation, hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation, and standard care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients-a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Long COVID Syndrome.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2026Article
- Effects of incentive spirometer training on dyspnea and functional status in patients with long COVID.PloS one · 2026Article
- Targeting dyspnoea through exercise intensity: insights from pulmonary rehabilitation and beyond, a narrative review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Review
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS) and Exercise Interventions: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Multimodal Telerehabilitation in Post COVID-19 Condition Recovery: A Series of 12 Cases.Reports (MDPI) · 2025Article
- Understanding facilitators and barriers to adherence in home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients using the Health Belief Model: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a harmonica-integrated, tele-supervised home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program on lung function and comprehensive health outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation interventions and outcomes for post-COVID condition: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Effect of exercise on physical fitness and quality of life in patients with pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
- Identifying Factors That Might Affect Outcomes of Exercise-Based Therapies in Long-COVID.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programme on submaximal exercise in Tunisian patients with long-COVID19: A randomized clinical trial.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Optimizing cardiopulmonary rehabilitation duration for long COVID patients: an exercise physiology monitoring approach.GeroScience · 2024Article
- Review
- Breaking down barriers to COPD management in primary care: applying the updated 2023 Canadian Thoracic Society guideline for pharmacotherapy.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundBetween 30% and 60% of people who have been infected with COVID-19 still had symptoms 3 months after the start of the disease. Prescribing a pulmonary rehabilitation program in rehabilitation facilities for post COVID-19 patients could help alleviate the symptoms. However, rehabilitation facilities known to provide good quality care to COVID-19 patients and all other patients, could become saturated by the rise in cases. Home-based rehabilitation is a potential solution that could be sustainable in the long term to avoid this saturation and/or a very long waiting list for patients.
aimThe aim of this study was to investigate whether home-based rehabilitation would have similar effects compared to inpatient rehabilitation on physical and respiratory variables in post COVID-19 patients.
designThis is a randomized controlled trial.
settingPulmonary rehabilitation facility. POPULATION: Seventeen post COVID-19 patients were randomized into two groups: inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (IPR) or home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (HPR).
methodsThe comparison of the two rehabilitation methods relied on questionnaires, physical tests and the evaluation of several respiratory parameters. A 2-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) with repeated measures was performed to assess the effects of time (pre- vs. post-rehabilitation), group (IPR vs. HPR) and their interaction for all parameters.
resultsThe main result of this study is that distance covered in the 6MWT (6MWD) shows significant improvements, between pre- and postrehabilitation program in both groups (+95 m in IPR group vs.+72 m in HPR group, P<0.001) with no significant interaction between time and group (P=0.420).
conclusionsThese results suggest that home-based pulmonary rehabilitation would be as efficient as IPR to decrease physical sequelae in post COVID-19 patients. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: It is possible to suggest both methods (home-based rehabilitation or inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation) according to the specificities of each patient and depending on hospital saturation. The choice of one or the other method should not be made to the detriment of the patient.
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