Clinical trial NCT05932797: Multimodal Long Covid19
Official title: EVALUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MULTIMODAL INTERVENTION TO REDUCE SYMPTOMS OF LONG COVID/PROLONGED COVID IN THE ADULT POPULATION OF PUNTA ARENAS, CHILE.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Long COVID-19 Syndrome
Keywords: Multimodal
Covid19
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Magallanes
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Teaching Assistance and Research Center of the University of Magallanes CADI-UMAG
name: Clinical Hospital Dr. Lautaro Navarro Avaria
First posted: 2023-07-06
Enrollment: 60
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 100
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Intervention model based on a clinical trial, in which the effectiveness of multimodal treatment will be evaluated in a research group through an ex ante, ex post measurement and then another follow-up measurement compared to a control group. In the first stage, focused on diagnosis, physical, neurological and mental health evaluations will be carried out, to then begin an interdisciplinary treatment process for 6 months, the second stage will be a retest evaluation using the same parameters used at the beginning, applied at the end of the intervention, and finally in the third stage, to evaluate the results with respect to a follow-up carried out 3 months after the end of the study.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen the need to identify groups of patients who experience various effects in the medium and long term after recovering from the initial illness. These medium- and long-term effects are collectively known as the post-COVID-19 condition, Long-COVID, or prolonged COVID. Current evidence indicates, with conservative estimates, that between 10% and 20% of the population could be affected. Its nature is varied and ranges from physical conditions such as chronic fatigue, dyspnea and muscle weakness, to neurocognitive (compromised memory, decreased concentration) and psychological (anxiety, depression, anguish, stress). Early recognition and treatment of this symptom burden is essential for physical recovery and mental health. Due to its multivariate nature, it has been suggested that optimal recovery of patients' quality of life would only be achieved to the extent that their main symptoms are addressed from an interdisciplinary perspective.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion criteria will be: Adults between 40 and 80 years of age. Individuals will be included if they have had a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 virus, presence of dyspnea and/or fatigue greater than 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis, at least 1 point higher on the modified Medical Research Council Scale (mMRC) compared to the period before infection. All participants must have no contraindications to perform the exercise and training tests and must be able to read, understand and sign the information and consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

Individuals with one of the exclusion criteria will not be eligible for our research project these are: pulmonary embolism; absolute and relative contraindication to cardiopulmonary stress testing or physical training; severe exercise intolerance, significant cardiac arrhythmias or ischemia during low intensity exercise, severe pulmonary hypertension; severe pulmonary disease (e.g.: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe COVID-19 related symptoms, severe asthma); recent cardiovascular event (cardiac decompensation, angioplasty or cardiac surgery less than 4 weeks old, valvular heart disease requiring surgical correction, pericarditis, ventricular rhythm disturbances and unstable despite treatment); renal failure requiring dialysis; Heart failure (NYHA III or IV).

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events assessed by Cardiorespiratory Capacity
timeFrame: 24 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Cardiorespiratory profiles
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Cardiorespiratory profiles
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Cardiorespiratory profiles
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Psychological profiles
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Psychological profiles
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Neurocognitive profiles
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Functional profiles
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Quality of life indicators
timeFrame: 24 months
measure: Nutritional profile
timeFrame: 24 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Punta Arenas
country: Chile
facility: Universidad de Magallanes
state: Provincia De Magallanes
Study officials:
References:
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