
Frontiers in Neurology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14
Published: Nov. 15, 2023
Background As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread globally, its sequelae, called Long COVID, have persisted, troubling patients worldwide. Although fatigue is known to be most frequent among COVID symptoms, mechanism and treatment not been clearly demonstrated. In 2022, we conducted a preliminary prospective case series found that acupuncture moxibustion were feasible interventions for fatigue. This study pilot patient-assessor-blinded randomized sham-controlled trial evaluate efficacy safety of with persisted at least 4 weeks after recovery from COVID-19. Methods Thirty will recruited randomly assigned either or sham groups. Treatment thrice week both groups during weeks. The primary outcome acupuncture, including numeric rating scale (NRS), brief inventory (BFI), severity (FSS), adverse event evaluation. Secondary outcomes evaluation improvement in comorbid symptoms feasibility variables. Outcome variables assessed before treatment, 8 completion. Discussion results this used clarify persistent COVID. Additionally, design was validated provide evidence future full-scale controlled trials. Clinical registration : identifier: KCT0008656 https://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/search/detailSearch.do?seq=24785&search_page=L .
Language: Английский