Home-Based Exercise Tele-Rehabilitation After COVID-19
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion 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 Exclusion Criteria: * 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 (