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NCT05890508 Electro-acupuncture for Long Covid Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

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NCT ID NCT05890508
Status Recruiting
Phase
Sponsor Hong Kong Baptist University
Condition Long Covid19
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment 150 participants
Start Date 2024-03-01
Primary Completion 2026-01-31

Trial Parameters

Condition Long Covid19
Sponsor Hong Kong Baptist University
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase N/A
Enrollment 150
Sex ALL
Min Age 18 Years
Max Age 80 Years
Start Date 2024-03-01
Completion 2026-01-31
Interventions
AcupunctureSham-acupuncture

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Brief Summary

In this study, a 16-week randomized, sham-controlled, double-blinded clinical trial will be conducted to to investigate the efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture compared to sham acupuncture for treatment of long covid neuropsychiatric symptoms.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * adults over 18 years of age to 80; * history of SARS-CoV-2 PCR+ at least 4 weeks prior to study entry; SARS-CoV-2 negative (PCR) at study entry; * at least one persistent neurological symptom (impaired concentration, headache, sensory disturbances, or depression, or "brain fog") that began around the time of the acute COVID-19; * willing and able to consent, complete all assessment and study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * any chronic or remote neurological disorder (i.e. stroke, head trauma, epilepsy, tumor); * intellectual disability pre-existing to the Covid-19 episode;cardiovascular diseases such as arrhythmia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and patients with cardiac pacemakers, * acute brain injury or acute encephalopathy from another aetiology than covid (e.g., sepsis, liver or renal failure, alcohol or drug withdrawal, drug toxicity); * documented pre-existing history of psychiatric illness, including substance abuse; * open-heart cardiac surgery o

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