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Effects of a Physical Rehabilitation Program on Long COVID
Sponsor: Universidade do Estado do Pará
Summary
The objective of this clinical trial is to analyze the clinical, functional, and laboratory effects of a rehabilitation protocol designed for patients with long COVID; it may include any of the following: sex/gender, age groups, healthy volunteers. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does handgrip strength improve after the intervention? Does the 6-minute walk test improve after the intervention? Participants must attend all 20 sessions of the physical rehabilitation program.
Official title: Clinical, Functional, and Laboratory Outcomes of a Physical Rehabilitation Program for the Treatment of Long COVID: A Non-Controlled Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 70 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
74
Start Date
2021-01-05
Completion Date
2024-12-15
Last Updated
2026-06-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Physical rehabilitation
The multidisciplinary rehabilitation program consisted of 20 in-person sessions, each lasting 50 minutes, divided into four phases of progressive load. All sessions were structured in three stages: warm-up, the training itself, and cool-down. The warm-up consisted of 10 minutes of stretching exercises. During the training stage (30 minutes), participants walked on a treadmill for 15 minutes, with intensity controlled by reserve heart rate (HR), progressing from 50% (sessions 1-5) to 60% (6-10), 70% (sessions 11-15), and reaching 80% in the final sessions (16-20). Respiratory muscle training (RMT) was performed with an initial load of 25% of Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PPeak), progressing to 30% starting from the 11th session, with variations in volume ranging from 3 sets of 12 repetitions to 4 sets of 15 repetitions throughout the phases.
Treadmill ergometer
Participants walked on a treadmill for 15 minutes, with intensity controlled by reserve heart rate (HR), progressing from 50% (sessions 1-5) to 60% (6-10), 70% (sessions 11-15), and reaching 80% in the final sessions (16-20)
Pulley
Variable Resistance Machines
Locations (1)
Ambulatório de Doenças Cardiorrespiratórias (UEAFTO/UEPA)
Belém, Pará, Brazil