Table 1.
Overview of the study phases and groups, examination time points, and assessments.
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T0a | Intervention phaseb | T1c | Follow-up phaseb | T2d | ||||||||||
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IGe (T0-T1) | CGf (T0-T1) |
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IG (T1-T2) | CG (T1-T2) |
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Informed consent | ✓ |
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Eligibility criteria | ✓ |
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Randomization (stratified) | ✓ |
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Training group allocation | ✓ |
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✓ |
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| Questionnaires | |||||||||||||||
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Nijmegen questionnaire | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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DSQ-SF-PEMg questionnaire | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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Canadian Consensus Criteria | ✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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Bell scale | ✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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Brief Symptom Inventory–18 | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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Insomnia Severity Index | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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Perceived Social Support Questionnaire | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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Optimism-Pessimism Short Scale–2 | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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General Self-Efficacy Scale | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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Satisfaction evaluation |
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✓ | |||||||
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Anamnesish | ✓ |
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Anthropometric datai | ✓ |
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✓ |
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ECGj | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Blood pressure | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Pulmonary function test | ✓ |
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✓ |
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✓ | |||||||
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Clinical examinationh | ✓ |
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Blood biomarkersk | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Hyperspectral imagingl |
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Blood gas analysis |
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Spiroergometry | ✓ |
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Lactate and cfDNAm diagnosticsn | ✓ |
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✓ |
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Hand grip strength | ✓ |
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✓ |
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| Intervention | |||||||||||||||
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Telerehabilitationo |
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✓ |
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✓ |
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aT0: baseline assessment.
b8 weeks.
cT1: primary assessment.
dT2: follow-up assessment.
eIG: intervention group.
fCG: control group.
gDSQ-SF-PEM: DePaul Symptom Questionnaire–Short Form for Postexertional Malaise.
hConducted by a study physician.
iWeight, height, and body composition.
jECG: electrocardiography.
kThe complete list of blood biomarkers can be found in Multimedia Appendix 2.
lOptical peripheral microcirculatory analysis.
mcfDNA: cell-free DNA.
nCapillary lactate (mmol/L) concentration and venous cfDNA concentration (ng/mL).
oWeekly teleconsultations and web-based exercise and respiratory therapy.