The goal of this study pilot randomized controlled study is to evaluate the feasibilityof the study procedures and to compare the preliminary efficacy of a rehabilitationprogram given in a "remote" (telerehabilitation) or "face-to-face" model for adultpatients who had confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and still have symptoms after eight weeksof infection. The main question it aims to answer is: - Are the study procedures feasible? - Will the two groups have similar results for the preliminary efficacy outcomes?Researchers will compare group telerehabilitation to a face-to-face group to see if it'scomparable.Participants will: - Take part in a 60-minute training session, 3 times a week in person or remotely - Visit the clinic before starting the training program and after 8 weeks of training - Keep a diary of their symptoms, if any
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Other: Rehabilitation program
- 5-minute warm-up including easy global exercises
- 5 resistance training exercises targeting upper and lower muscle groups
- 30 secondes break between sets
- Cooldown with breathing and stretching exercises
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patients (≥18 years)
- confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection defined by positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
testing and/or antigen test results
- referred to the pneumology clinic for a modified British Medical Research Council
(mMRC) dyspnea score of 2-3 after a minimum of eight weeks of infection
- VO₂max of less than 80% of the predicted value
- receiving a medical prescription for rehabilitation following initial assessment by
a pulmonologist
- being able to walk independently
- providing informed consent
- having a good internet connection (i.e., a minimum download speed of 4 Mbps and an
upload speed of 4 Mbps)
- being in possession of a computer or tablet equipped with a camera enabling
videoconferencing.
Exclusion Criteria:
- requiring in-hospital rehabilitation at discharge
- evidence of medical instability (i.e., moderate or severe cardiac disease, ischemic
or severe hemorrhagic stroke, or neurodegenerative disease, unstable fracture)
- history of severe cognitive or mental impairment
- already enrolled in another rehabilitation program
Centre hospitalier affilié universitaire régional
Trois-Rivières 6169141, Quebec 6115047, Canada
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