Brief Outpatient Rehabilitation Program for Post-COVID-19 Condition: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) is emerging as a common and debilitating condition with few treatment options.

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of a brief outpatient rehabilitation program based on a cognitive and behavioral approach for patients with PCC.

Design, setting, and participants

Patients with mild to moderate PCC were randomized 1:1 to an established transdiagnostic rehabilitation program or care as usual at a single referral center recruiting from the region of the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority. Participants were followed up after treatment completion and 12 months after enrollment using participant-reported outcome measures. Data were collected from February 22, 2022, until April 15, 2024. Intention-to-treat analysis was per

SUBMITTER: Nerli TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659907 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature