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Can a home exercise program help severe COVID-19 survivors bounce back?

NCT ID NCT05778344

Symptom relief Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a home-based exercise program for people who had severe COVID-19. Twenty survivors used a smartwatch and video calls to guide their recovery. The goal was to see if it improved their walking distance, strength, and quality of life compared to usual care.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
teletechnology-assisted home-based pulmonary rehabilitation
What this could lead to
If successful, this could offer a convenient, tech-supported way for severe COVID-19 survivors to improve their physical function and quality of life at home.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, completed study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so benefits are likely modest.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

20 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2023

Finished

May 2024

Lead sponsor

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

20 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients are 20 years or more with severe (severe pneumonia) to critical (acute respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, or septic shock) COVID-19 during hospitalization after deisolation. * Patients are 65 years or more, or ever receiving oral antiviral treatment after deisolation. * Patient have the ability to ambulate on level surface without direct contact of another person, have telecommunication device(s), and provide consent to receive teletechnology-assisted rehabilitation. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients are pregnant or planning for pregnancy. * Patients have cognitive dysfunction, learning disability, uncontrolled arrhythmia or hypertension, or any medical diagnosis other than COVID-19 that would prominently influence their ability to follow instructions and perform exercise.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

COVID-19

As listed by the trial registrant

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

COVID -19 Telerehabilitation

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    Taipei, 100, Taiwan

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