The Investigators want to examine patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 for the phenomenon "Silent Hypoxia", which is clinically significant hypoxia without corresponding degree of dyspnea. The patient population is infected individuals without any serious symptoms and is at home. The participants will be equipped with a pulse oximeter and a PEF-measurement device. Four times daily the participants will register saturation, degree of dyspnea and PEF. If the participants experience desaturation or increasing dyspnea, physiotherapy is to be performed, and if that doesn't relieve symptoms or increase oxygen saturation, the hospital should be contacted for admission. The first part of this study is a feasibility study, and if found feasible, the investigators will expand the study to more participants.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Participant will measure peripheral saturation at home, conduct physiotherapy if desaturation occurs, and contact hospital if desatuation persists
Ostfold Hospital
Sarpsborg, Grålum, Norway
Number of patients who manage to perform daily measurements of SpO2
Time frame: January 30, 2021
Incidence rate of silent hypoxia in non-hospitalized COVID-19
Time frame: January 30, 2021
Association between silent hypoxia and other subjective and objective measurements of disease severity
Time frame: January 30, 2021
Effect of a self-managed physiotherapy program on alleviating hypoxia
Time frame: January 30, 2021
Rate of persistent silent hypoxia episode per patients
Time frame: January 30, 2021
Rate of silent hypoxia episode per patients
Time frame: January 30, 2021
Rate of hospital admission and ICU admission
Time frame: January 30, 2021
Incidence of thromboembolic event in outpatients diagnosed with COVID-19
Time frame: January 30, 2021
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