Long-Covid, Post-Covid, Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19, Long COVID-19 U08 U09 U10
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients in care-as-usual with full access to the Fimo Health App - Long Covid for 10 weeks
Group 2: Patients in care-as-usual without access to the Fimo Health App - Long Covid
Sponsors
Universität Witten/Herdecke
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a. Diagnosis of Covid-19 confirmed by a positive PCR test. b. Diagnosis of Covid-19 at least one month ago c. Patients suffer from fatigue as measured by the Würzburg Fatigue Inventory (WEIMUS) and have a score of 32 or higher d. Over 18 and under 60 years of age e. Sufficient knowledge of German f. A cell phone with Android 5 operating system or iOS 14 or higher.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a. The patient has a known psychiatric or somatic illness that may explain the fatigue. b. The patient is currently participating in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program to alleviate the effects of COVID-19
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint is the severity of fatigue as measured by the Fatigue Severity of the Checklist Individual Strength (CIS) questionnaire. The survey is conducted via an online platform at the beginning of the study (baseline), as well as after the end of the intervention (after 10 weeks). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary endpoint is health-related quality of life (HRQL), measured with the Short-Form-36 (SF-36). Another secondary endpoint is the health literacy of the patients. Health literacy is assessed based on eight questions of the EU-HLS-47. The survey is conducted via an online platform at the beginning of the study (baseline), as well as after the end of the intervention (after 10 weeks). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactTim Fellerhoff
Fimo Health GmbH
Outcome results
None listed