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Mind over long COVID: new study tests behavioral relief
NCT ID NCT06045338
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a mind-body intervention, including educational sessions and personalized support, can reduce long COVID symptoms like pain, fatigue, and dizziness. Researchers will compare it to usual care and another mind-body program in 180 adults. The goal is to see if this approach improves daily functioning and eases discomfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mind-body intervention (educational sessions and individualized support)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-drug way to reduce long COVID symptoms like pain and fatigue, improving daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no phase, so results are uncertain. The intervention is behavioral, not a cure, and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult (≥ 18 years of age) 2. Infection with Sars-COV2 (i. e., positive antibody, antigen, or PCR testing) 3. Symptoms attributed only to COVID-19 and not to known comorbid disease (e.g., other infections, cancer, etc) 4. A somatic symptom score ≥ 10 on the SSS-8 questionnaire with involvement of at least 3 domains 5. Symptoms present at least 3 day a week for a minimum of 3 months 6. Willingness to engage in a Mind-Body intervention Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clear diagnosis of physical disease (e.g. lung fibrosis, myocarditis) not inclusive of non-specific findings such as mild arthritis 2. Hospitalization in an intensive care unit for acute COVID-19 infections 3. Age greater than 65 years 4. Diagnosis of dementia or similar cognitive impairment 5. Active addiction disorder (e.g. cocaine) that would interfere with study participation 6. Major psychiatric comorbidity (e.g., schizophrenia). Mild to moderate anxiety and depression are not considered in this category
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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