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D007239	Infection NIH	0.05

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Primary Outcomes

Description: The Borg scale is a scale scored between 0-10, indicating the severity of dyspnea. 0 indicates no shortness of breath, 10 indicates severe shortness of breath

Measure: Dyspnea

Time: Baseline, up to 4 weeks

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Secondary Outcomes

Description: Chest expansion was evaluated by measuring the difference between the maximum inspiration and maximum expiration from the level of xsphoid processus of the patients.

Measure: Chest expansion

Time: Baseline, up to 4 weeks

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Description: Fatigue severity scale is a questionnaire consisting of 9 questions showing the degree of fatigue of patients. An average score of less than 2.8 indicates no fatigue, and more than 6.1 indicates chronic fatigue syndrome

Measure: Fatigue severity

Time: Baseline, up to 4 weeks

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Description: Patients were instructed and asked to give a score between 0-10 with 0 equating to no pain, 10 indicating severe pain

Measure: Visual Analog Scale for pain

Time: Baseline, up to 4 weeks

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Description: The HAD scale is a short self administered questionnaire used to screen for anxiety and depression. The questionnaire consists of 14 items, seven each measuring anxiety and seven to measure depression. According to research literature, the cut-off point for elevated anxiety and depression as measured by the HAD scale is eight

Measure: Hospital anxiety and depression scale

Time: Baseline, up to 4 weeks

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