Comparing Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation Versus Institution-Based Adapted Physical Activity and Therapeutic Exercise Program on Fatigue, Physical Functioning, and Episodic Disability for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Long Covid-19: Protocol for a Rando

Abstract

Background: Adaptive pacing improved fatigue and physical functioning in non-COVID patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. Safe long COVID-19 rehabilitation recommends patient-centred, customised, and safer approaches. There is a research gap on the effectiveness of telerehabilitation versus institution-based Adapted Physical Activity and Therapeutic Exercise Program (APTE) on long COVID-19 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Methods: We planned a three-arm prospective randomised control trial on 124 long COVID-19 cases with chronic fatigue syndrome to determine the effectiveness of APTE in institution-based care versus the telerehabilitation approach compared to active control. Participants will be