App-Based exercise shows promise for Post-COVID recovery
NCT ID NCT05770505
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether using an e-health tool to guide exercise can improve fitness and quality of life in adults who had COVID-19. Seventy-seven participants who struggled with physical activity after their infection were enrolled. The experimental group used the MIA Health app and a heart rate monitor to track exercise, while the control group received no follow-up. The study measured changes in cardiorespiratory fitness, lung function, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- exercise training guided by an e-health tool
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, home-based way to help people recover fitness and quality of life after COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed feasibility study with only 77 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so benefits may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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77 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 59 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Persons who have undergone COVID-19 disease * People who struggle to be physically active enough as a result of corona disease * People who experience reduced physical fitness as a result of corona disease Exclusion Criteria: \-- more than 100 AQ per week (calculated from self-reported activity level) * uncontrolled hypertension (high blood pressure) (over 200/110). * symptomatic valve failure, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, unstable angina, pulmonary * hypertension, heart failure and/or severe rhythm disturbances * cancer that makes participation impossible or exercise contraindicated. Considered individually in consultation with the attending physician. * chronic contagious infectious diseases. * Participates in other studies that are not compatible with participation in this project * Post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE)/post-exertional malaise (PEM)/post-exertional neuroimmune exhaustion (PENE).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Faculty of medicine, Department of circulation and medical imaging,
Trondheim, 7006, Norway
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