A pilot study of the peer support group for people with Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19

A pilot study of the effect of the peer support group for people with Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1030230154

Enrollment

172

Registered

2023-06-21

Start date

2023-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 COVID-19 Long-COVID Post-COVID post-acute sequelae of COVID-19

Interventions

online peer support sessions held one time per a week for one hour with online communication tools such as Zoom. Sessions will be conducted with three to six participants.

peer support, online, web-based

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Those who are18 years of age or older at the time of obtaining consent. 2) Those who reported to have symptoms after COVID-19 illness. 3) Those who eported PHQ-9 score of at least 5. 4) Those who have devices to participate in Zoom or online survey. 5) Those who have internet facilities. 6) Those who have an environment where online communications are available.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Those who are unable to attend all of the sessions. 2) Those who selected 'more than half of the time' or 'almost every day' for the question about suicide intention in PHQ-9. 3) Those who were judged to be unsuitable for participating in the study by the researcher or their doctor.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9; Kronke et al, 2001; Muramatsu et al, 2007)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Generalized Health Disorder-7 (GAD-7; Spitzer et al, 2006; Muramatsu et al, 2009), UCLA three-item loneliness scale (Russell et al, 1966, Russell, 1978, Igarashi et al, 2019), Lubben Social Network Scale Short version (Lubben et al, 1988;Kurimoto et al, 2011, EuroQOL 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L;Herdman et al, 2011; Shiroiwa et al, 2016), Short From Health Survey 8 (SF-8; Fukuhara et al,2004,2021), Rothenberg self-esteem scale (Rosenberg,1965; Uchida et al,2010)	—

Measure

Time frame

Generalized Health Disorder-7 (GAD-7; Spitzer et al, 2006; Muramatsu et al, 2009), UCLA three-item loneliness scale (Russell et al, 1966, Russell, 1978, Igarashi et al, 2019), Lubben Social Network Scale Short version (Lubben et al, 1988;Kurimoto et al, 2011, EuroQOL 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L;Herdman et al, 2011; Shiroiwa et al, 2016), Short From Health Survey 8 (SF-8; Fukuhara et al,2004,2021), Rothenberg self-esteem scale (Rosenberg,1965; Uchida et al,2010)

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Contacts

Public ContactMegumi Hazumi

National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

mhazumi@ncnp.go.jp+81-42-341-2711

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026