Eccentric Cycling Vs. Standard Rehabilitation for Post-ICU Recovery in COVID-19 Survivors

Launched by UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ANDRES BELLO · Mar 24, 2025

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Twenty patients (9 men, 11 women) between the ages of 30 and 60 years who had been hospitalized for COVID-19 in an ICU volunteered for this study. Participants were hospital-discharged at least 6 months before the start of the study and had not undergone rehabilitation after hospital discharge.

This study utilized a two-treatment crossover design. Each treatment was eight weeks in duration, with a two-week washout period. The order of treatments was randomized and counterbalanced. Twenty participants were recruited and completed this study. This sample was deemed sufficient as an a-priori ...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Participants were hospital-discharged at least 6 months before the start of the study and had not undergone rehabilitation after hospital discharge.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients who did not pass the medical check-up before the study (patients with myocarditis and/or abnormal troponins or electrocardiograms from the last three months), oxygen-dependent patients, those with musculoskeletal injuries, bedridden patients, disoriented patients, or those with severe mental disabilities were excluded due to being unsafe to exercise.