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This study will be conducted on eighty patients of both sexes with age ranging from 35 to 45years. The will be recovered from COVID-19 infection with chest symptoms. They will be selected from Nasr city police authority hospital. They will be randomly assigned into 3 equal groups.
This study will be conducted on eighty patients of both sexes with age ranging from 35 to 45years. The will be recovered from COVID-19 infection with chest symptoms. They will be selected from Nasr city police authority hospital. They will be randomly assigned into 3 equal groups.
Participants will be assigned into 3 groups equal in number (group A, group B, group C)
Group A (Respiratory Training Group) : It will include 30 patients of both sexes, recovered from COVID-19 infection. In addition to medical drugs, they will receive respiratory training for 6 weeks.
Group B : (Aerobic Training Group) : It will include 30 patients of both sexes, recovered from COVID-19 infection. In addition to medical drugs, they will receive aerobic training for 6 weeks
Group C : (control group) :It will include 20 patients of both sexes, recovered from COVID-19 infection on medical drugs only will receive no exercise as control group.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group A (Respiratory Training Group) | Active Comparator | It will include 30 patients of both sexes, recovered from COVID-19 infection. In addition to medical drugs, they will receive respiratory training for 6 weeks. |
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| Group B : (Aerobic Training Group) | Active Comparator | It will include 30 patients of both sexes, recovered from COVID-19 infection. In addition to medical drugs, they will receive aerobic training for 6 weeks |
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| Group C : (control group) | No Intervention | It will include 20 patients of both sexes, recovered from COVID-19 infection on medical drugs only will receive no exercise as control group. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Respiratory Training | Other | Respiratory training in form of : Diaphragmatic breathing,Segmental breathing, Incentive spirometer: |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Complete blood picture | A venous blood sample will be taken to be analyzed in the laboratory | change from baseline at 6 weeks |
| Arterial blood gases | arterial blood sample will be assessed | change from baseline at 6 weeks |
| 6-minute walk Distance | patient will be instructed to walk as fast as long as possible, in a 30 meters obstacle- free corridor, limited by turnaround cones. Standardized verbal encouragement will be given every minute. After 6 min, patient will be instructed to stop, and the total distance will be measured, rounding to the nearest meter. | change from baseline at 6 weeks |
| Breath-hold test | A rough index of cardiopulmonary reserve measured by the length of time that a person can voluntarily stop breathing; normal duration is 30 seconds or longer; diminished cardiac or pulmonary reserve is indicated by a duration of 20 seconds or less. | change from baseline at 6 weeks |
| Oxygen saturation | Percentage of haemoglobin saturated with oxygen measured by pulse oximeter | change from baseline at 6 weeks |
| Borg Dyspnea Scale score | It is a 0 to 10 rated numerical score used to measure dyspnea as reported by the patient during six minute walk test | change from baseline at 6 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Maximum oxygen consumption | Maximum oxygen consumption(VO2 max): Results of (6MWT) was used to calculate Vo2 max by using Cahalin equation as follows; Vo2 max = 0.03x distance in meters +3.98, in which distance is obtained from (6MWT) | change from baseline at 6 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Police hospital-Nasr city | Cairo | 002 | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001945 | Breathing Exercises |
| ID | Term |
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| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D026241 | Exercise Movement Techniques |
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| Aerobic training | Other | aerobic exercises are customized according to the patient's underlying disease and residual dysfunction. These exercises will include walking on treadmill. After an initial, 5-minute warm-up phase performed on the treadmill at a low load, each endurance training session lasted 30 minutes and ended with 5-minute recovery and relaxation phase. A total of 3-5 sessions are carried out per week. Patients who are prone to fatigue should perform intermittent exercises |
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| D026741 |
| Physical Therapy Modalities |