Official Title
Effects of Respiratory Muscle Training on Quality of Life, Physical and Pulmonary Function and Psychological Status in Patients Who Have Had COVID-19 Disease
Brief Summary

The main objective of the present study is to observe the short-term effects of respiratory muscle training applied by telerehabilitation on quality of life and exercise tolerance in people who have had the COVID-19 disease. As secondary objectives, the effects on respiratory muscles strength/tolerance, pulmonary function and psychological and cognitive factors.

Detailed Description

It is a double-blind randomized clinical trial study. Each participant will be randomly
assigned to one of the following groups: 1) Inspiratory muscle training, 2) Placebo
Inspiratory muscle training, 3) Inspiratory muscle training + Expiratory muscle training, 4)
Placebo Inspiratory muscle training + Expiratory muscle training.

Each exercise training program will be applied twice per day 7 sessions per week during 8
weeks by a threshold device. The evening sessions will be supervised by a physiotherapist
through a virtual platform.

Participants received baseline assessments at the beginning of the intervention, at the end
of the 4th week, and post-intervention assessments at the end of the 8th week.

Completed
COVID19
Respiratory Muscle Training
Respiratory Function Test
Quality of Life
Psychosocial Factor

Other: Inspiratory muscle training group

Participants will perform an inspiratory muscle training including warm-up, recovery between intervals and return to calm.

Other: Inspiratory muscle training placebo group

Participants will perform an inspiratory muscle training including warm-up, recovery between intervals and return to calm.

Other: Inspiratory + expiratory muscle training group

Participants will perform an inspiratory and expiratory muscle training including warm-up, recovery between intervals and return to calm.

Other: Inspiratory + expiratory muscle training placebo group

Participants will perform an inspiratory and expiratory muscle training including warm-up, recovery between intervals and return to calm.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Positive diagnosis of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2)

- Hospital admission for COVID-19 in the last 3 months

- Stable phase and home discharge;

Exclusion Criteria:

- Severe cognitive impairment

- Any type of musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiac or respiratory disease where
training is contraindicated

- Inability to carry out the training program through telematic supervision.

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 18 Years ~ Maximum: N/A
Countries
Spain
Locations

UComplutenseMadrid
Madrid, Spain

Ibai López de Uralde Villanueva, PhD, Principal Investigator
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Colegio Profesional de Fisioterapeutas de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
NCT Number
Keywords
Covid-19
Respiratory Muscle Training
Respiratory Function Test
Quality of Life
Psychosocial Factor
MeSH Terms
COVID-19