Effectiveness of exercise training on the dyspnoea of individuals with long COVID: A randomised controlled multicentre trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS) is a severe evolution of the Sars-Cov-2 infection and necessitates intensive care. COVID-19 may subsequently be associated with long COVID, whose symptoms can include persistent respiratory symptoms up to 1 year later. Rehabilitation is currently recommended by most guidelines for people with this condition.

Objectives

To evaluate the effects of exercise training rehabilitation (ETR) on dyspnoea and health-related quality of life measures in people with continuing respiratory discomfort following CARDS.

Methods

In this multicentre, two-arm, parallel, open, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial, we enroled adults previously admitted with CARDS to 3 French intensive care units who had been d

SUBMITTER: Romanet C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10237688 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature