Tele-Rehab after ventilator: a new way to boost recovery?

NCT ID NCT06343545

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed study tested whether a telemedicine-based program could improve quality of life for adults who needed a breathing machine (ventilator) due to acute respiratory failure. The program included rehabilitation strategies during the ICU stay, hospital ward, and for two months after leaving the hospital. Researchers measured quality of life 90 days after discharge in 1,916 participants.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

telemedicine-based rehabilitation program

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that a structured telemedicine program improves quality of life and recovery for patients after a serious respiratory illness requiring a ventilator.

What could go wrong

This is a completed trial, but results are not yet published. The intervention is complex and may not be easy to implement widely, and benefits may vary by patient.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute respiratory failure COVID-19

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centro De Pesquisa Em Medicina Tropical - CEPEM

    Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil

  • Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado

    Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Hospital Estadual Dirceu Arcoverde

    Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil

  • Hospital Estadual de Doenças Tropicais Dr. Anuar Auad

    Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

  • Hospital Geral de Roraima - HGR

    Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil

  • Hospital Geral de Vitória da Conquista

    Vitória da Conquista, Estado de Bahia, Brazil

  • Hospital Geral e Maternidade Tereza Ramos

    Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil

  • Hospital Municipal Aparecida de Goiania - HMAP

    Aparecida de Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

  • Hospital Municipal Pedro I

    Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

  • Hospital Municipal Ronaldo Gazolla

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

  • Hospital Municipal de Salvador

    Salvador, Estado de Bahia, Brazil

  • Hospital Regional Norte - HRN

    Sobral, Ceará, Brazil

  • Hospital Regional de Augustinópolis

    Augustinópolis, Tocantins, Brazil

  • Hospital Regional de Samambaia

    Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

  • Hospital São Sebastião Martir

    Venâncio Aires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

  • Hospital Universitário - Universidade Estadual de Londrina

    Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

  • Hospital de Emergência Dr. Daniel Houly

    Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brazil

  • Hospital de Messejana Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes (HM)

    Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

  • Instituto de Medicina Integral "Prof. Fernando Figueira" - IMIP

    Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

  • Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Belo Horizonte

    Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil