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Effectiveness of Exercise and Physical Activity in Individuals.

NCT07000331 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2025-06-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The effects of breathing exercises and physical activity counseling applied for 4 weeks on the number of daily steps, dyspnea, pain, fatigue, mood and quality of life in individuals who have just had COVID-19 are not yet known. For this reason, it was aimed to investigate in this study.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Thoracic expansion exercises

Individuals placed their hands on their lower ribs and then took 3 deep breaths under their hands in a row. After this cycle, individuals rested by taking 3-4 calm breaths. The cycle was repeated 10 times. The individual did this session 4 times a day.

OTHER

Physical activity counseling

Individuals were given weekly group phone calls and meetings. Individuals were gradually accustomed to regular walking to increase their daily step count. In the first week, individuals were asked to walk a total of 30-45 minutes per day, at least 4-5 days per week, and to increase the number of steps measured at the beginning by approximately 1000-2000 steps per day to reach at least 6500 steps. In the second week, the expected goal was at least 7500 steps. In the third and fourth weeks, they were asked to reach at least 10000 steps.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gulsah Bargi

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • GÜLŞAH BARĞI, Assoc. Dr. · Izmir Democracy University

  • SENA UYGUNLAR · Izmir Democracy University

  • GÜLCAN POLAT · Izmir Democracy University

  • DİLAN SU AKTAŞ · Izmir Democracy University

  • UĞUR CANBULAT · Izmir Democracy University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-16
Primary Completion
2024-08-30
Completion
2024-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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