RECRUITING

Home-Based Exercise Tele-Rehabilitation After COVID-19

Description

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in catastrophic infections and fatalities across the nation. Many older Veterans with comorbidities are especially vulnerable to complications and poor recovery. This award will investigate the effect of a novel, home-based, supervised, group exercise tele-rehabilitation in Veterans recovered from COVID-19 on cardiopulmonary and physical function.

Conditions

Post SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)
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Study Details

Study overview

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in catastrophic infections and fatalities across the nation. Many older Veterans with comorbidities are especially vulnerable to complications and poor recovery. This award will investigate the effect of a novel, home-based, supervised, group exercise tele-rehabilitation in Veterans recovered from COVID-19 on cardiopulmonary and physical function.

Home-Based Exercise Tele-Rehabilitation in High-Risk Veterans: Impact of COVID-19 Exposure and Socioeconomic Factors

Home-Based Exercise Tele-Rehabilitation After COVID-19

Condition
Post SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19)
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Veteran
  • * documented COVID-19 \> 90 days ago
  • * diagnosis of 2 of following conditions: hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease OR 1 condition and BMI \> 30 kg/m2
  • * myocardial infarction (within 3 months)
  • * exertional or unstable angina (chest pain that limits activity)
  • * severe congestive heart failure (EF \< 20% in last year or NYHA Classification III or IV)
  • * uncontrolled hypertension (SBP \>180 \&/or DBP \> 110 mm Hg at screening)
  • * screening EKG with ischemia, complex arrhythmia, or high-grade block (per Minnesota Code)
  • * poorly controlled diabetes mellitus (FBS\>200 mg/dl, RBS \> 299 mg/dl, or HbA1C \> 10)
  • * treatment for cancer except skin cancer (within 3 months)
  • * peripheral vascular disease with claudication
  • * severe arthritis limiting ambulation
  • * neurologic disease limiting ambulation (weakness requiring assist device; severe neuropathy)
  • * end stage liver disease (decompensated liver disease)
  • * End stage renal failure (dialysis)
  • * severe pulmonary disease (home O2, admission for dyspnea or pneumonia within 1 month)
  • * high fall risk (history of falls, bone fracture)
  • * dementia (based on Evaluation to Consent)
  • * signs or symptoms of any medical comorbidity that would preclude exercise testing or training
  • * exercises on routine basis (structured aerobic exercise \> 3 time per week)

Ages Eligible for Study

50 Years to 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Office of Research and Development,

Alice S. Ryan, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Study Record Dates

2028-01-30