Effectiveness of Supportive Psychotherapy Through Internet-Based Teleconsultation on Psychological and Somatic Symptoms, Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Heart Rate Variability in Post Covid-19 Syndrome Patients

University of Indonesia (UI)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post-COVID-19 Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Supportive Psychotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05648123

22111301

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effectiveness of supportive psychotherapy in post covid-19 syndrome patients. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. What is the effect of supportive psychotherapy on psychological and somatic symptoms in post covid-19 syndrome patients?
2. What is the effect of supportive psychotherapy on the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio in post covid-19 syndrome patients?
3. What is the effect of supportive psychotherapy on heart rate variability in post covid-19 syndrome patients?

Participants will be given supportive psychotherapy in the form of an online group for 3 times a week with a duration of psychotherapy ranging from 1 - 2 hours per session.

Researchers will compare the supportive psychotherapy group to education group as control. The control group will be given education about Post Covid-19 syndrome in the form of an online group for 3 times a week with a duration of around 1 - 2 hours per session.

Enrollment: 77 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 years or over
• Patients confirmed positive for SARS CoV-2 by molecular testing (SARS CoV-2 RT-PCR, naso-oropharyngeal swab) at least 3 months before recruitment, with symptoms and effects lasting for at least 2 months and not explained by alternative diagnoses other
• Patients with or without comorbidities: diabetes mellitus, hypertension, tuberculosis, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, heart disease, chronic liver disease, malignancy, nervous system disease, patients with vulnerability, patients with disabilities.
• Patients can communicate and are willing to be interviewed, fill out questionnaires and psychotherapy.
• The patient is willing to fill out and sign an informed 1 sheet of consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Psychosis
• Can not access internet for psychotherapy
• Not willing to take part in the research

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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77 participants in 2 patient groups

Supportive Psychotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

supportive psychotherapy will be given in the form of an online group for 3 times a week with a duration of psychotherapy ranging from 1 - 2 hours per session

Treatment:

Behavioral: Supportive Psychotherapy

Education

Active Comparator group

Description:

education about post covid-19 syndrome will be given in the form of an online group for 3 times a week with a duration about 1 - 2 hours per session

Treatment:

Behavioral: Supportive Psychotherapy