NCT05798221

Complementary Self-help Strategies for Patients With Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

Complementary Self-help Strategies for Patients With Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 86 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universität Duisburg-Essen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Individuals affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection may subsequently be affected by the so-called post-COVID syndrome. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of a multimodal 10-week group program consisting of self-help strategies based on complementary medicine approaches of TEM (Traditional European Medicine), TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), and TIM (Traditional Indian Medicine) in addition to treatment as usual versus treatment as usual alone (no active study intervention/waiting list). Endpoints of the study include subjective quantitative and qualitative as well as objective (physician-reported) variables.

Conditions

• Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Complementary self-help strategies in addition to treatment as usual	The 10-week group program consists of self-help strategies from complementary medicine approaches of TEM (Traditional European Medicine), TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), and TIM (Traditional Indian Medicine) in addition to treatment as usual
OTHER	Treatment as usual	The active control group consists a 16-week waiting period, where treatment as usual is allowed. In case of acute worsening/progression of the symptoms, consultations with the study physician are offered anytime. After the waiting period, the control group will be offered the same units as in the experimental group.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-25
• Primary completion: 2025-03-25
• Completion: 2025-10-06
• First posted: 2023-04-04
• Last updated: 2025-11-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany