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Prevention and Early Treatment of the Long-term Physical Effects of Coronarvirus-19 (COVID-19): a Randomised Clinical Trial of Resistance Exercise.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Resistance Exercise for Covid19. Completed, enrolled 233 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
Many people have long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19, such as breathlessness, fatigue and chest pain. So far, research studies of treatments for COVID-19 have focused on the life-threatening acute illness; few studies look at treatments to improve long-term health after COVID-19. COVID-19, particularly when this requires a hospital admission, can lead to weight loss and muscle wasting, contributing to worse outcomes. Muscle strengthening (resistance-based) exercise could improve outcomes in the long-term.
Study Details
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Interventions
The exercise regimens are generic and designed not to require expert physiotherapy input, therefore, the availability of NHS physiotherapists, which may be at times limited, will not be a barrier to implementation