Zapping away COVID lungs: radiofrequency eases breathlessness
NCT ID NCT07184372
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a special type of radiofrequency (448 kHz) combined with manual techniques to help people with ongoing breathing issues after COVID-19. 96 adults who had COVID and still had cough, shortness of breath, or fatigue for over a month received the treatment. The goal was to see if it could improve lung function and reduce symptoms like dyspnea.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- radiofrequency (448 kHz) with manual techniques
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a non-invasive way to help people recover breathing and reduce cough after COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with no control group, so results may not be conclusive. The treatment is not a cure and only targets lingering symptoms.
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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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96 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Jul 2022
- 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 60 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: * have passed covid 19 * have respiratory sequelae after covid 19 during more than a month * have dyspnea, cough or fatigue Exclusion Criteria: * be pregnant * have pacemaker * have or had passes thrombosis * have a respiratory disease before covid
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Clinica de Fisioterapia Gema Leon
Córdoba, Cordoba, 14012, Spain
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