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The effectiveness of desensitization with eye movements and reprocessing on the recovery of patients with COVID-19

Evaluation of the effect of desensitization with eye movements and reprocessing on anxiety, hemodynamic parameters and duration of hospitalization in patients with COVID-19

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20210823052263N1
Enrollment
90
Registered
2022-11-14
Start date
2021-06-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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Conditions

COVID-19. Personal history of COVID-19

Interventions

Intervention 1: The desensitization method with eye movements in the intervention group will be performed individually for each patient in three sessions and one session of 45 to 90 minutes each day.

Sponsors

Yasouj University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 to 65 years old Patients with COVID-19 who are PCR positive Has one or more clinical symptoms including fever less than or more than 38, sore throat with or without dry cough, chills, headache, loss of taste and smell, nausea and vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea, body aches, weakness and extreme tiredness Which has no other definite justification, and spo2 = 80-93, shortness of breath, feeling of pain or pressure in the chest No visual impairment and strabismus No cognitive impairment such as dementia or Alzheimer's Has no history of seizures Has no history of known mental disorder Not to be addicted to drugs Patients' anxiety level should be moderate to high according to Hamilton Anxiety Questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patient did not cooperate with the therapist The patient has entered a severe phase due to pulmonary involvement and needs a niv mask or intubation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Anxiety score in Hamilton questionnaire. Timepoint: Before intervention and after intervention. Method of measurement: Hamilton anxiety questionnaire.;Hemodynamic status (blood pressure, respiration, oxygen saturation level) with patient monitoring. Timepoint: Before intervention and after intervention. Method of measurement: Monitoring device.;Duration of hospitalization. Timepoint: Before intervention and after intervention. Method of measurement: Date of admission and discharge included in the file.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep Quality Scale. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and one and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAmin Haghgoo

Yasouj University of Medical Sciences

amin.haghgoo65@gmail.com+98 74 3333 7001

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026