EXercise TRAining and Sedentary Lifestyle on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19
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Summary
The present study aims to assess the impact of exercise training, physical activity, and sedentary lifestyle on clinical outcomes in surviving patients infected with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Therefore, this study will evaluate cross-sectionally and through a questionnaire in Portuguese and English on the internet, whether physically active patients have better outcomes for the disease such as shorter hospital stay, lesser symptoms, lesser need for mechanical ventilation, and medications.
Description
The new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, initially discovered in the city of Wuhan, China, at the end of December 2019. In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared SARS-CoV-2 as a worldwide pandemic. The disease quickly spread to several continents, also reaching Brazil strongly. This pandemic claimed (and still does) several victims, affecting more than 3 million confirmed cases worldwide with more than 200,000 deaths (official data: coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html). In Brazil alone, by the time of writing this research project, 60,311 cases have been confirmed with 4,117 deaths. Epidemiological studies show that these numbers can be even higher, reaching up to eight times the number of cases.
As a new virus with such lethality and without the knowledge of its pathophysiology, WHO and the governments of each country have adopted isolation and social distance as a preventive measure to contain the spread of the virus, especially among the most vulnerable people such as the elderly, obese, diabetics and patients with cardiovascular diseases. So far, there is no effective and scientifically proven treatment for the disease, nor a vaccine for its effective control. In this sense, preventive measures such as personal hygiene, good nutrition and physical exercise seem to be the best forms of prevention. However, it is not known whether these measures can prevent contagion or whether they help the recovery of patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. It is well known that exercise training improves the response of the immune system providing protection against infections caused by intracellular microorganisms, thus being an important prevention strategy against SARS-CoV-2.
The present study aims to assess the impact of exercise training, physical activity, and sedentary lifestyle on clinical outcomes in surviving patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Therefore, this study will evaluate cross-sectionally and through a questionnaire in Portuguese and English on the internet, whether physically active patients have better outcomes for the disease such as shorter hospital stay, lesser symptoms, lesser need for mechanical ventilation and medications.
Details
| Condition | Sedentary Behavior, Corona Virus Infection, Covid 19, SARS-CoV 2 |
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| Age | 100 years and younger |
| Treatment | Electronic questionnaire |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT04396353 |
| Sponsor | University of Sao Paulo General Hospital |
| Last Modified on | 19 February 2024 |
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