Dataset related to: "Home-based exercises with teleconsultation following hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia: a randomized controlled trial"

<p>We provide the raw data used for the following article:</p> <p>Paneroni M, Scalvini S, Perger E, Zampogna E, Govetto S, Oliva FM, Matrone A, Bernocchi P, Rosa D, Vitacca M. <strong>Home-based exercise program for people with residual disability following hospitalization for COVID-19: Randomized control trial. </strong>Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2024 Mar;67(2):101815. doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2023.101815.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p> <p><em><span>Background</span></em><span>: In post-COVID-19 individuals with effort intolerance or hypoxia at rest and/ or during exercise, the best exercise program after in-hospital rehabilitation remains unknown.</span></p> <p><em><span>Objective:</span></em><span> We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a Home-based Exercise Program with teleconsultation (Intervention group) to improve effort tolerance. </span></p> <p><em><span>Methods</span></em><span>: This is a multicenter randomized controlled trial. We included COVID-19 individuals after rehabilitation attempts with a) less than 70% of the predicted distance during the Six-Minute Walking test (6MWT) and/or b) oxygen desaturation all day long or during effort.</span><span> Effort tolerance was evaluated by 6MWT (primary outcome). Secondary outcomes were dyspnea, fatigue, spirometry, respiratory muscle evaluations, and oxygenation. The</span><span> Intervention group performed one month of a self-administered exercise program and bi-weekly physiotherapist video calls; the Control group was free to conduct physical activity as usual. Exercise intensity was set into 4 levels according to disability and oxygen desaturation, and progressively increased ranging from low (walking, free-body exercise, sit-to-stand, balance exercises), to higher (speed walking with a pedometer, cycle ergometer, strengthening exercises) intensity. </span></p> <p><em><span>Results</span></em><span>: We included 79 participants, 40 in the Intervention and 39 in the Control group [mean (SD) 67.1(10.3) years old, 72% male]. No difference in effort tolerance was found after the intervention between groups [Intervention 77.6 (75.4) vs Control 49.5 (73.3) m, p= 0.109]. Participants with 6MWT below the Lower Limit of Normality experienced a better improvement in effort tolerance [Intervention: mean (SD) 120.1 (75.8) vs Control 59.1 (75.6) m, p= 0.035]. After two months, the 6MWT distance in the two groups was similar (Intervention mean (SD) 475.9 (82.4) vs Control 469.2 (118.9) m, p= 0.807). </span></p> <p><em><span>Conclusions</span></em><span>: In post-COVID-19 individuals with a residual disability after a rehabilitation attempt, a home-based exercise program with teleconsultation</span><span> </span><span>leads to a significant benefit on effort tolerance only in participants with severe effort intolerance at baseline. </span></p> <p><span>&nbsp;</span><em><span>Database Registration</span></em><span>: ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04821934</span></p> <p><span>&nbsp;</span><em><span>Keywords</span></em><span>: COVID-19; exercise; teleconsultation, healthcare providers</span></p>