CompletedNot Applicable

Aerobic Exercise and Covid-19 Survivors With Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (Pics)

Pakistan60 participantsStarted 2022-04-30

Plain-language summary

To investigate the effects of aerobic exercise program on physical activity, aerobic capacity, anxiety\& depression in Covid-19 survivors discharged from Intensive Care Unit. There is evidence in the literature that post-intensive case survivors who have been mechanically ventilated will likely experience short- and medium-term consequences in the form of Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS).

Who can participate

Age range30 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergo mechanical ventilation in the ICU. * Recovered from Covid-19 \& Discharged from ICU within the past 2 months. * Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)\>8. * Scale≥ 2 on MRC Dyspnoea Scale. * Subjects consenting to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Positive Covid-19 Test. * COPD and other respiratory diseases. * Pre-existing psychotic dementia-type illness. * Acute neurologic diseases (meningitis, ischemic hemorrhagic stroke). * Patients with chronic systemic disease.

What they're measuring

Hospital Anxiety and Depression

Timeframe: 6 weeks

6 min walk test: Distance (meters)

Timeframe: 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05341648

SponsorRiphah International University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-11-01

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