Table 2.
Trial structure of the study
| Activity/Assessment | Pre visit | T0 | T1 | T2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| During hospitalization | Visit 1 | Visit 2 | Visit 3 | |
| Baseline (before discharge) | After 4 months | After 2 further months | ||
| Prescreening consent | X | |||
| Consent Form | X | |||
| Inclusion/Exclusion Form | X | |||
| Arterial blood gases | X | X | ||
| Body Mass Index (BMI) | X | X | ||
| 6MWT | X | X | X | |
| MRC scale | X | X | X | |
| Borg scale | X | X | X | |
| Barthel Index | X | X | X | |
| PASE | X | X | X | |
| MLHFQ | X | X | X | |
| CAT | X | X | X | |
| Triage to assess the patient’s compliance to the rehabilitation program (only in the intervention group) | X | |||
| Customer satisfaction (only in the intervention group) | X |