Interventions for the management of long covid (post-covid condition): living systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the effectiveness of interventions for the management of long covid (post-covid condition).

Design

Living systematic review.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from inception to December 2023.

Eligibility criteria

Trials that randomised adults (≥18 years) with long covid to drug or non-drug interventions, placebo or sham, or usual care.

Results

24 trials with 3695 patients were eligible. Four trials (n=708 patients) investigated drug interventions, eight (n=985) physical activity or rehabilitation, three (n=314) behavioural, four (n=794) dietary, four (n=309) medical devices and technologies, and one (n=585) a combination of ph

SUBMITTER: Zeraatkar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600537 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature