Remote Psychological Intervention for COVID-19 Survivors With AKI and Caregivers (REPICOV-AKI)

Jesus Rivero, MD

Status: Completed

Conditions: COVID-19; Depressive Symptoms; Acute Kidney Injury; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06522776

C34-21

Details and patient eligibility

About

The frequency of psychological conditions in recovered COVID-19 patients with Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and their informal primary caregivers (IPC) is unknown; as well as the effects of psychological therapy in this population. The present study was initiated to determine the effectiveness of a brief remote psychological intervention (BRPI) to reduce anxious and depressive symptoms in survivors of AKI.

The investigator designed a single-case experimental design A-B with prospective follow-up. We used the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the General Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7) to screen for depressive and anxiety symptoms, one week later after hospital discharge. Those with moderate or severe symptoms received cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and were evaluated over time with the instruments and daily self-report of symptoms. The statistical analysis was conducted using statistical software.

Enrollment: 98 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Survivors of severe COVID-19 who had AKI during hospitalization
• Informal primary caregivers

Exclusion criteria

• They did not accept to participate in the study
• They did not answer three attempted phone calls or text messages making it impossible to complete the intervention.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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98 participants in 1 patient group

Remote cognitive behavioral therapy

Experimental group

Description:

A single-case experimental design A-B with prospective follow-up. We used the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the General Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7) to screen for depressive and anxiety symptoms, one week later after hospital discharge. Those with moderate or severe symptoms received cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and were evaluated over time with the instruments and daily self-report of symptoms.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy