The noval coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) would cause physical and psychological dysfunctions in infected patients. We expect that an intelligence-based remote pulmonary rehabilitation scheme could improve patients' health status after hospital discharge. The intelligence-based remote pulmonary rehabilitation program is designed in a real-world and prospective manner, aiming to evaluate the efficacy of rehabilitation among 200 patients in the epicenter of China (Wuhan City) according to their varied adherence. An eight-week rehabilitation scheme, including two weeks for physicians and physiotherapists remotely guided training, and six weeks for patient self-management, will be addressed. The primary outcome of current study is six-minute walking distance and lung function, and secondly respiratory muscle strength, physical fitness assessment, symptoms and quality of life, etc. will also be assessed. Recruited patients will be followed up at week 2, 4, 8 after enrollment and at month 1, 3, 6, 12 after the rehabilitation training completed, respectively. The study has been approved by the ethics committee of China-Japan Friendship Hospital and three participating centers in Wuhan City.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
200
The pulmonary rehabilitation intervention includes respiratory exercise, barehanded aerobic training, exercise prescription of elastic band impedance training, respiratory muscle strength training, etc.
Wuhan Lung Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
RECRUITINGWuhan Central Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, China
RECRUITINGZhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University
Wuhan, Hubei, China
RECRUITINGSix-minute walking distance (6MWD)
Walking distance within six minutes
Time frame: One year
Pulmonary function
Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), etc.
Time frame: One year
Respiratory muscle strength
Maximal inspiratory pressure, maximal expiratory pressure, etc.
Time frame: One year
Physical fitness assessment
Two-minute walking test, short physical performance battery, grip strength of both upper limbs, knee extension strength of both lower limbs, etc.
Time frame: One year
Symptom
Modified British Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale, etc.
Time frame: One year
Psychological evaluation
Self-training depression scale (SDS) and self-rating anxiety scale (SAS)
Time frame: One year
Quality of life
36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), etc.
Time frame: One year
Physical activity
International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ)
Time frame: One year
Proportion of returning to society
Proportions of returning to routine work and normal life
Time frame: One year
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