Trial reportIrish journal of medical science2025
Virtual recovery: efficacy of telerehabilitation on dyspnea, pain, and functional capacity in post-COVID-19 syndrome.
Trial report in Irish journal of medical science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05381675 (Short Term Outcomes of Tele-Rehabilitation in Patients With Post-Covid Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Short Term Outcomes of Tele-Rehabilitation in Patients With Post-Covid Syndrome
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of telerehabilitation in patients with post-COVID-19: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Assessment and management of post-COVID-19 pulmonary complications: a rapid review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Review
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS) and Exercise Interventions: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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7 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundPost-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) causes persistent symptoms that impair quality of life, and telerehabilitation (TR) provides an effective remote alternative for addressing these challenges.
aimThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of a TR-based exercise program on dyspnea, pain intensity, and functional capacity in individuals with PCS.
designSixty PCS patients were randomized into a telerehabilitation group (TG, n = 32) or a control group (CG, n = 28). The TG received supervised TR sessions twice a week for 6 weeks, while the CG performed unsupervised home exercises. Assessments were conducted at the baseline and the end of 6 weeks.
resultsTG showed significantly greater improvements compared to CG. mMRC decreased by 1.16 (95% CI, 0.93-1.38) vs. 0.36 (95% CI, 0.17-0.55), NPRS by 1.44 (95% CI, 0.95-1.92) vs. 0.6 (95% CI, 0.28-0.93), and 5-TST improved by 6.8 s (95% CI, 5.59-8.01) vs. 2.12 s (95% CI, 1.08-3.17). Significant differences were also observed for PSQI (p = 0.018) and HADS-anxiety (p = 0.001).
conclusionsA TR-based exercise program significantly reduced dyspnea and pain intensity while improving functional capacity in PCS patients, making it an effective alternative to unsupervised exercise regimens.
trial registrationThis study is prospectively registered at NCT05381675 ( clinicaltrials.gov ).
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