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