Telerehabilitation in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Telerehabilitation exercise program: TGr will be given online exercises, synchronized 2 days a week, and a home program for 1 day, accompanied by a physiotherapist, via videoconference on the group smartphone.

Videobased exercise program: After 1 session of online simultaneous exercise training in the company of a physiotherapist via videoconference on the smart phone, an exercise video including the exercises will be sent to them and the patients will be asked to do their exercises 3 days a week. The subjects will be asked to keep an exercise diary and the status of the diaries will be followed by calling them once a week.

Study summary

It is to determine the effectiveness of different telerehabilitation exercise programs received to 2 groups randomly formed in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. The cases meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomized and divided into two groups, the groups will be named as Telerehabilitation Exercise Group (TGr) and Video Group (VGr).

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• The exercise capacity — Change from baseline 6 minute walking distance at 8 weeks
  The exercise capacity will be assessed by the 6 minute walking test.The test was conducted in a 30-meter corridor in line with American Thoracic Society (ATS) guidelines.

Trial sites (1)

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