NCT05770193Completed
Effect of Kinesio Tape Versus Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise In Post COVID-19
Effect Of Kinesio Tape Versus Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise In Post COVID-19 Patients(A Comparative Study)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Dec 2023
Brief summary (registry, in English)
According to WHO, current evidence suggests some people experience a variety of long-term effects after they recover from their initial illness. These effects are collectively known as post COVID-19 condition or "long COVID. While most people who develop COVID-19 fully recover, some people develop effects like fatigue, breathlessness, functional activities and cognitive dysfunction. At present, there is no specific medication therapy for people with post COVID-19 condition.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (actual)
- First submitted
- 10 Mar 2023
- Start date
- 11 Mar 2023
- Primary completion date
- 30 Aug 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Cairo University
- Diseases
- Long COVID and ME/CFS
- NCT number
- NCT05770193
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 60
- From 11 Mar 2023 to the primary completion date, 30 Aug 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.
Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Prior treatment
- 1\. Patients on medications that would influence exercise performance such as beta-blockers or antiretroviral therapy.
- 2\. Enrolled in another interventional clinical research trial in the previous 30 days.
- 3\. Pregnancy. 4. Had significant hepatic or renal dysfunction. 5. New onset of arrhythmia and myocardial ischemia. 6. Hospitalized. 7. Cardiac disease, chronic respiratory disease, active infection, severe endocrine or metabolic diseases.
- 8\. Cognitive impairment. 9. Patients with red flag indicators such as chest pain, critical drop in oxygen saturation, musculoskeletal or neurologic limitations, and unconscious patients.
- 10\. Contraindications of using kinesio tape as Malignancy, Infection, cellulitis, Open Wound, DVT, and Previous allergic reaction to kinesio tape
Who the study is looking for
- People who have a history of probable or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection; usually within three months from the onset of COVID-19, with symptoms and effects that last for at least two months.
- Aged 18-45 years old.
- Non-hospitalized.
- Both sexes will be included.
- Body mass index (BMI) range from (18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2).
- Patients with low to moderate physical activity, according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) Arabic version.
- Patients with grade 2 or higher on Modified Medical research council (Dyspnea Scale).
- Able to read and write.
- Willing and able to complete study procedures. -
Age in the registry: 18 years to 45 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdallah salah abdallah gbr Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Banhā | Egypt | Unknown status |
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