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CompletedNCT04996225Updated Feb 22, 2023

Effect of Aerobics and Balancing Exercises on Anxiety and Dizziness in Patients With COVID-19

An interventional study of Aerobics exercises, Balance exercises in Corona Virus Infection, sponsored by Merit University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 45 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-22.

Sponsored by Merit University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
45 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The recently emerged coronavirus named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) is the newest threat to human health. It has already infected more than half a million people worldwide, leading to a lot of deaths. Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19) will experience high levels of anxiety and low sleep quality due to isolation treatment. Purposes: Was to investigate the effect of aerobics and balancing exercises on anxiety and dizziness in patients with COVID-19. Subjects: Thirty anxiety and dizziness patients with COVID-19 aged from 45-65 years of both sexes, randomly divided into two groups, selected from outpatient clinic ,General

Read the detailed description

In December 2019, a series of pneumonia cases of unknown cause emerged in Wuhan, Hubei, China, with clinical presentations greatly resembling viral pneumonia. Deep sequencing analysis from lower respiratory tract samples indicated a novel coronavirus, which was named 2019 novel coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). On February 12, 2020, WHO officially named the disease caused by the novel coronavirus as Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),and by March 11th, 2020 when the number of countries involved was 114, with more than 118,000 cases and over 4000 deaths, the WHO declared the pandemic status

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Conditions studied

  • Corona Virus Infection

Keywords

  • Aerobics - Balance exercises -anxiety - dizziness disorder
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In context

Coronavirus Infections

929 studies on the registry are indexed under Coronavirus Infections; 50 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 107 across 541 interventional studies indexed under Coronavirus Infections.

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Lead sponsor

Merit University is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
45 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Thirty patients with COVID-19
  • Age between 45 -65 years
  • Cooperative patient.
  • All patients were referred from physician with the diagnosis of COVID-19

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Overweigh patients with body mass index more than 30.
  • Pregnant women.
  • Cancer patients.
  • Smokers
  • Patients with chronic heart disease
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group (A): (study group)

    Group (A): (study group) 15 patients received aerobics exercises and balancing exercises in addition to relaxation exercises for 4 weeks, 3sessions/week.

    Other: Aerobics exercises, Balance exercises

  • Placebo comparator
    Group (B): (Control group)

    2-Group (B): (Control group) 15 patients received relaxation exercises in the form of physical relaxation exercise for 4 weeks, 3 sessions/week. the participants who received aerobics exercises and balancing exercises in addition to relaxation exercises (experimental group A), showed significant decrease in anxiety and dizziness more than (placebo group B)

    Other: Aerobics exercises, Balance exercises

Interventions

  • OtherAerobics exercises, Balance exercises

    Aerobic exercise, or endurance exercise, is a subdivision of physical exercise that improves cardiovascular and respiratory health. Additionally, it is generally assumed to increase well-being and reduce negative mood states such as anxiety and depression.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. SPSS for Windows, version 22 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA)

    Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS for Windows, version 22 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). The P value is the degree of significant. A P value less than or equal to 0.05 was considered to be significant. Comparison between the mean values of different parameters in the two groups was performed using an unpaired t test. Comparison between pretreatment and post-treatment data in the same group was performed using a paired t test.

    Time frame: one month

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ahmed.Assem
    Sohag, 82951, Egypt
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References and documents

Publications

  • Lu H, Stratton CW, Tang YW. Outbreak of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan, China: The mystery and the miracle. J Med Virol. 2020 Apr;92(4):401-402. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25678. Epub 2020 Feb 12. No abstract available. PubMed 31950516 ↗
  • Guan WJ, Ni ZY, Hu Y, Liang WH, Ou CQ, He JX, Liu L, Shan H, Lei CL, Hui DSC, Du B, Li LJ, Zeng G, Yuen KY, Chen RC, Tang CL, Wang T, Chen PY, Xiang J, Li SY, Wang JL, Liang ZJ, Peng YX, Wei L, Liu Y, Hu YH, Peng P, Wang JM, Liu JY, Chen Z, Li G, Zheng ZJ, Qiu SQ, Luo J, Ye CJ, Zhu SY, Zhong NS; China Medical Treatment Expert Group for Covid-19. Clinical Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in China. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 30;382(18):1708-1720. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2002032. Epub 2020 Feb 28. PubMed 32109013 ↗
  • Rajeswari S, SanjeevaReddy N. Efficacy of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Pregnancy Outcome among Anxious Indian Primi Mothers. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2019 Dec 27;25(1):23-30. doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_207_18. eCollection 2020 Jan-Feb. PubMed 31956594 ↗
  • Pedersen BK, Saltin B. Exercise as medicine - evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2015 Dec;25 Suppl 3:1-72. doi: 10.1111/sms.12581. PubMed 26606383 ↗
  • Chekroud SR, Gueorguieva R, Zheutlin AB, Paulus M, Krumholz HM, Krystal JH, Chekroud AM. Association between physical exercise and mental health in 1.2 million individuals in the USA between 2011 and 2015: a cross-sectional study. Lancet Psychiatry. 2018 Sep;5(9):739-746. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30227-X. Epub 2018 Aug 8. PubMed 30099000 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 22, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04996225
Lead sponsor
Merit University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 9, 2021
Start date
Aug 1, 2021
Primary completion
Oct 25, 2022
Completion
Feb 10, 2023
Last update
Feb 22, 2023

Study contacts

Mohamed M Essa, PHD
study chair · Lecturer of Biomechanics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Deraya University, Minia,

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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