NCT05422924

A Web-based Platform to Improve Physical Function, Nutrition, and Mindfulness in Patients With Long COVID

A Pilot and Feasibility Study of a Web-based Platform to Improve Physical Function, Nutrition, and Mindfulness in Patients With Long COVID

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Alberta · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients with COVID-19 may experience prolonged physical and psychological symptoms after weeks or months of the infection. This may be caused by a combination of factors including poor nutrition, low physical activity, and lack of emotional support. Leading to poor overall health and low quality of life. This evidence indicated that people with long COVID-19 need a personalized intervention. Our objective is to determine if the use of an online application that is based on preventive self-care and that includes nutrition and mindfulness will be feasible to use for patients with long COVID.

Detailed description

A Canadian web-based platform called My Viva Plan® became available. This web-based platform is based on preventive self-care and it includes three key pillars of health: nutrition and mindfulness. Long COVID patients will be randomized into the following two groups; intervention arm (will use a web-based platform for 8 weeks) vs. control arm (will not use a web-based platform for 8 weeks).The primary aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility (defined by recruitment, adherence, and retention) of an 8-week digital nutrition and mindfulness self-care intervention program using My Viva Plan® versus usual care (i.e. general advice) in patients with long COVID who continue to have signs and symptoms not explainable by other causes. Dietary intake, physical function, body composition and mental health variables will also be explored.

Conditions

• Long COVID

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Web-based platform. (My Viva Plan)	Participants will use a web-based platform (i.e. My Viva Plan®) to improve physical function, nutrition and mindfulness.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-25
• Primary completion: 2023-10-31
• Completion: 2025-01-31
• First posted: 2022-06-21
• Last updated: 2025-03-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada