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Table 2 Schedule of enrolment, interventions and assessments

From: Prevention and early treatment of the long-term physical effects of COVID-19 in adults: design of a randomised controlled trial of resistance exercise—CISCO-21

Visit

1

2

3

Timeline

Day 1

3 months (+6weeks)

E-linkage

Trial Activity

Setting

Enrolment

Hospitalised, non-hospitalised COVID-19

Outcome evaluation

CRF

1 and 10 years

Screening – inclusion/exclusion criteria including DASI questionnaire

  

Written informed consent

  

General health status check

  

Medical history/clinical status2

 

Vital signs (heart rate, rhythm, BP, height, weight, waist circumference, oxygen saturation, at baseline and during follow-up)

 

Cardiovascular risk factors, risk score

 

Routine blood samples as per standard of care

 

Spirometry

 

Handgrip strength

 

Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)

 

Accelerometer (Glasgow only)

 

PROMS including EQ5D, PHQ, Illness perception (Brief IPQ), Duke Activity Status Index (DASI), International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF) short-form, Fatigue questionnaires

 

Frailty 1) Fried 5-criteria phenotype, 2) Clinical Frailty Scale

 

Training - Hospital, CRF, on-line, telephone

   

Randomisation

  

Training (resistance exercise)

  

Incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT)

 

Exercise dose (log, level, adherence)

 

Episodes of care (primary, secondary, physiotherapy, rehabilitation)

 

Research blood sample

 

 

Gluteal Biopsy (optional vascular biology sub-study)

 

 

Data collection – clinical endpoints (collected via hospital Portal/Trakcare systems) and e-record linkage