Phone app aims to clear COVID brain fog
NCT ID NCT06315894
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a 12-week smartphone program called SuperCAP for people with post-COVID syndrome. The program includes daily games, exercises, and videos to improve thinking, mood, and daily function. Sixty adults with ongoing cognitive complaints took part, and researchers measured changes in self-reported thinking abilities and depression symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SuperCAP Program (a supervised computerized active program delivered via cell phone)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a practical, home-based way to ease brain fog and emotional struggles after COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 60 participants and no control group, so results may not be widely applicable. The program requires daily effort and a positive attitude toward technology.
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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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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: * Presenting Post-COVID Syndrome, defined as presenting 3 or more symptoms associated with post-COVID condition for at least 3 months. * Age of 18-65 years old. * Presence of self-reported cognitive complaints associated with post-COVID infection. * Positive and favorable attitude on the use of electronic devices. * Will to participate in a stimulation program for improvement of cognitive symptoms. * Availability of cell phone and computer or tablet with the minimum technical features considered. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to undergo the neuropsychological tests or complementary study assessments. * Current participation in a trial or program for improvement of post-COVID symptoms. * Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, interfere with achieving the study objectives, or otherwise could impair the subject's ability to complete the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Germans Trias I Pujol Hospital
Badalona, Barcelona, 08916, Spain
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