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To find the relationship between respiratory abnormality and anxiety in patients suffered from COVID-19 infection

Association between post COVID respiratory dysfunction and new onset anxiety disorders

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/11/047183
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-11-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention1: Incentive Spirometry Exercise: Incentive Spirometry Exercises will be prescribed to post-COVID patients with respiratory dysfunction and anxiety for a duration of 4 weeks. Patients wil

Sponsors

AIIMS Bibinagar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who suffered from symptomatic COVID infection with rapid antigen test or RT PCR positive. 2. Patients within three months of resolution of acute COVID symptoms.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who cannot perform PFT analysis. 2. Patients who could not be assessed for anxiety disorders. (Intellectual disability, psychosis) 3. Patients with pre-existing known lung diseases such as Interstitial lung disease, COPD, Bronchiectasis etc. (Restrictive and obstructive lung disease) 4. Patients with pre-existing known anxiety disorders or depressive disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary objective 1. To determine the prevalence of anxiety disorders in patients who has restrictive and obstructive lung disease pattern after COVID-19 infection.Timepoint: Patients will be enrolled within 8 weeks of COVID-19 infection

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the factors associated with anxiety disorder such as depression, insomnia and ASD/PTSD in COVID recovered patients.Timepoint: 4 weeks;To assess the improvement in respiratory functions and anxiety levels after prescribing respiratory exercises.Timepoint: respiratory functions and anxiety levels reassessed in 4 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKIRAN KUMAR GUDIVADA

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

gkiran17medico@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026