NCT04346940

The Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation-Based Exercises in Elderly People

Status unknown NA Last updated 21 July 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Telerehabilitation in Telerehabilitation in 30 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

10 August 2020

Primary endpoint
10 October 2020

30 November 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Istinye University
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	30
Start date	10 August 2020
Primary completion	10 October 2020
Estimated completion	30 November 2020

Drugs / interventions tested

• Telerehabilitation
• Exercise brochure

Conditions studied

• Telerehabilitation — all drugs for Telerehabilitation →
• Elderly People — all drugs for Elderly People →
• Social Isolation — all drugs for Social Isolation →

Sponsor

Istinye University

Who can join

60 and older, any sex, with Telerehabilitation or Elderly People. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

An epidemic of pneumonia , which is thought to have developed due to a new coronavirus, was detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province of the People's Republic of China, and this epidemic could not be brought under control, leading to other provinces of China in a short time and then to a pandemic. It has spread all over the world including the European continent. Causative Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease caused by the new virus (novel) coronavirus-2019 (2019-nCoV) and subsequently the COVID-19. After the virus was officially detected in our country on 11 March 2020, the number of cases increased rapidly and the virus was isolated in 670 patients within 10 days. The group that is most affected by the outbreak and has the highest mortality rate is the elderly with known cardiovascular diseases. It is important to ensure the social isolation of elderly patients and to minimize all hospital applications as much as possible if they do not have life-threatening urgent problems. To this end, Turkey on 21 March 2020, 65 years of age and older people and patients with chronic curfew was implemented.

Individuals moving away from social life are dealing with their body more, their level of depression and anxiety increase, and their physical functions decrease. The therapy service is offered to people who cannot travel with telerehabilitation, which is defined as the transmission of rehabilitation service to long distances by using electronic information and communication technology.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of telerehabilitation exercises given to elderly individuals on sleep quality, quality of life and balance within the scope of geriatric rehabilitation.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Outcomes Evaluated in Controlled Clinical Trials on the Management of COVID-19: A Methodological Systematic Review.
   Mathioudakis AG, Fally M, Hashad R, Kouta A, et al · · 2020 · cited 14× · PMID 33333777 · DOI 10.3390/life10120350