Individually tailored exercise in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome related to post-COVID-19 condition - a feasibility study.
Humans
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
/ therapy
Female
Male
COVID-19
/ complications
Feasibility Studies
Adult
Exercise Therapy
/ methods
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
Exercise
SARS-CoV-2
/ isolation & purification
Resistance Training
/ methods
Surveys and Questionnaires
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 Aug 2024
28 Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
26
02
2024
accepted:
22
08
2024
medline:
31
8
2024
pubmed:
31
8
2024
entrez:
28
8
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) occurs in approximately 30% of people with highly symptomatic post-COVID-19 condition (PCC). It involves several symptoms that limit physical and psychological functions and cause reduced quality of life. Evidence for different treatments of POTS and PCC is limited, and this study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of individually tailored physical exercise. The secondary aim of the study was to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of this intervention. Twenty-six participants (81% female, median age 41 years) were enrolled and performed individually tailored endurance and strength training, with progression, for twelve weeks. During the intervention period, the participants had weekly support from a physiotherapist. Feasibility was evaluated with good compliance, with 76% adherence to exercise prescription and 96% completing the study protocol. The treatment was safe, and the evaluation methods (questionnaires, physical assessments, and accelerometer monitoring) were judged to be feasible. After the intervention, improvements in symptom burden as well as in psychological and physical functions were observed. In conclusion, future randomized controlled trials can be performed with only minor adjustments and could include questionnaires, physical assessment and accelerometer monitoring, which were demonstrated as feasible by this study.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39198662
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-71055-5
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-71055-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
20017Subventions
Organisme : Vetenskapsrådet (Swedish Research Council)
ID : 2021-02844
Organisme : Hjärt-Lungfonden (Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation)
ID : 20210024
Organisme : Hjärt-Lungfonden (Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation)
ID : 20210539
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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