Telerehabilitation in Patients With Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases
Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease, Telerehabilitation
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease focused on measuring fibrosing interstitial lung disease, telerehabilitation, physiotherapy, pulmonary rehabilitation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being between the ages of 18-75
- Have a diagnosis of fibrosing interstitial lung disease diagnosed according to the clinical diagnostic criteria of the American Thoracic and European Respiratory Societies (ATS-ERS).
- Presence of dyspnea on exertion Stable clinical state at the time of admission without infection or exacerbation in the previous 4 weeks
- Ability to use a smart phone
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with severe comorbid diseases, unstable coronary artery disease, collagen vascular diseases and needing high flow oxygen therapy (˃ 3-4 L \min).
- history of effort-related syncope or any comorbidity (such as severe orthopedic or neurological deficits or unstable heart disease) that precludes exercise training.
- Participating in a pulmonary rehabilitation program within the past 12 months.
Sites / Locations
- Esra PehlivanRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Telerehabilitation Group (TG)
Video Group (VGr)
Standard pulmonary rehabilitation group (SGr)
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.
After 1 session of online simultaneous exercise training in the company of a physiotherapist via a smart phone videoconference to the VGr group, an exercise video including the exercises will be sent and the participants will be asked to do exercises 3 days a week. The cases will be asked to keep an exercise diary and the status of the diaries will be followed by calling once a week.
The SGr group will be applied the pulmonary rehabilitation program with supervision in the hospital 2 days a week, and participants will be asked to do exercises at home for 1 day. The exercise period will be 8 weeks for both groups.