TaiChi-DTx for Treating Long Covid Symptoms

Tim Shi

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Dyspnea; Cognitive Impairment; Fatigue; Muscle Pain

Treatments: Device: the multi-domain Tai Chi Digital therapy Software Application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05419219

TaiChi-DTx_for Long Covid

Details and patient eligibility

About

The randomized controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a Multi-domain Tai Chi Digital Therapy for treating the individuals suffering from the long term COVID-19 syndrome (Long COVID).

Full description

The randomized controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a Multi-domain Tai Chi Digital Therapy for treating the individuals suffering from the long term COVID-19 syndrome (Long COVID).

This intervention will comprise of traditional Tai Chi physical therapy with background music entraining 40 Hz sound wave and respiratory control training. The Multi-domain Tai Chi Digital Therapy will be delivered via a tablet or smart phone to participants for a 4-week therapeutic cycle. Clinical standardized physical tests and self-scored questionnaires will be collected to understand the change in symptoms, including fatigue, dyspnea, and brain fog, as well as absenteeism.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Clinical diagnosis with SARS-CoV2 infection via PCR during the past 3 to 6 months
2. Must be Grade 2 and Grade 3 assessed by the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status (PCFS) Scale

Exclusion criteria

1. Admitted in the Intensive Care Unit due to SARS-COV2 infection or any other serve illness
2. Psychiatric diseases and somatic co-morbidities
3. COVID-19 infections or co-morbidities started or exacerbated during the same time

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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200 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

The Multi-domain Tai Chi Digital Therapy Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

participants will be provided via a tablet or smart phone the traditional Tai Chi exercise with background music and respiratory control exercise with 18 BPM metronome, and 40 Hz sound stimulation for 4-week therapeutic session.

Treatment:

Device: the multi-domain Tai Chi Digital therapy Software Application

The regular Tai Chi Exercise Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

participants will be provided by the same way to deliver traditional Tai Chi exercise with plain music background, but without respiratory control exercise or 40 Hz sound stimulation. All participants will receive any other routine care or treatment as usual (TAU).

Treatment:

Device: the multi-domain Tai Chi Digital therapy Software Application