Clinical trial NCT04653727: Effects of Integrative Medicine on Infectious Respiratory Diseases Including COVID-19
Official title: Effects of Interventions and Lifestyle Modifications in Integrative Medicine and the Course of Infectious Respiratory Diseases Including COVID-19
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Covid19
Influenza A
Respiratory Disease
Lead sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-12-04
Enrollment: 1287
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 99
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The study is advertised via a website, thus all interested people can participate in this survey.

Brief summary: The outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 caused a health emergency of international proportions when it was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) in January 2020. Since then, the virus has spread internationally and the WHO has classified the outbreak as a pandemic. In the context of the increasing reporting of this pandemic and the increasing governmental measures to limit or slow down the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by all means, there is so far little scientific evidence for the effects of a healthy lifestyle on the disease. The aim of this study is to compare the potential of different, possibly protective lifestyles using the example of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will conduct an online survey with 3.000 participants using mobile website technology.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

- Present declaration of consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Lack of consent to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: SARS-CoV-2 infection
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Influenza virus infection
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Other respiratory infections
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Dietary habits
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Sports activity
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Time spent in nature
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Use of hydrotherapy/Kneipp applications
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Use of anthroposophic medicine
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Use of digital health services
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Use of phytotherapy
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Use of dietary supplements
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: WHO-5 Well-Being Index
timeFrame: Assessed when filling out the questionnaire (Baseline)
measure: Numeric analog scale (NAS) stress
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Numeric analog scale (NAS) anxiety
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Numeric analog scale (NAS) depression
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Use of relaxation / mind body approaches
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Alcohol consumption
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Cigarette consumption
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
measure: Self-efficacy
timeFrame: Assessed when filling out the questionnaire (Baseline)
measure: Sick leave
timeFrame: Assessed retrospectively (last 6 months) with self-designed question
Other outcomes:
measure: Qualitative interviews
timeFrame: Conducted 1 month after completion of the questionnaire (once)
Locations:
city: Berlin
country: Germany
facility: Charite University
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