Post COVID-19 condition F45.9
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: cognitive behavioral therapy based psychotherapeutic group intervention and mobile biofeedback training
Group 2: optimized treatment as usual
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie LVR-Universitätsklinik Essen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: legal age; Adequate knowledge of the German language which allows an active participation in psychotherapeutic interventions; Fulfillment of diagnostic criteria for somatic symptom disorder (DSM-5 diagnostic criteria) on the base of a Post COVID-19 Condition (WHO Delphi Consensus diagnostic criteria); Indication for an outpatient treatment; Informed consent of the patient for the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not meeting one or more inclusion criteria; The responsible therapist decides that an outpatient psychotherapy is not indicated at the moment and/or that other (e.g. inpatient, day-care) treatments are indicated as a priority. To this purpose, he/she applies the criteria usual in his/her practice.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in self-efficacy | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quality of life, self-efficacy, distress, symptoms of a somatic symptoms disorder, depression, anxiety, post COVID-19 symptoms over four assessment points and time to dropout (T0 – T4). Assessment of safety: monitoring/reporting of adverse events | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed