Official Title
RECOVER-NEURO: A Platform Protocol for Evaluation of Interventions for Cognitive Dysfunction in Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC)
Brief Summary

This platform protocol is designed to be flexible so that it is suitable for a wide rangeof settings within health care systems, for remote settings, and in community settingswhere it can be integrated into COVID-19 programs and subsequent treatment plans.This protocol is a prospective, multi-center, multi-arm, randomized, controlled platformtrial evaluating potential interventions for PASC-mediated cognitive dysfunction. Thehypothesis is that PASC associated dysfunction in cognitive domains, such as executivefunction and attention, may be improved by interventions that selectively focus onenhancing those domains.

Detailed Description

Participants will be randomized to one of the intervention appendices that are actively
enrolling at the time of randomization. Intervention appendices may be added or removed
according to adaptive design and/or emerging evidence. Various interventions will be
studied.

Completed
Long Covid
Long COVID-19
Long Covid19

Other: BrainHQ/Active Comparator Activity

BrainHQ platform provides a set of cognitive activities, like puzzles and games, that are
cognitively stimulating and actively engage participants but do not continuously and
adaptively challenge them. These activities are designed to be a face-valid, active
comparison approach to cognitive therapy, thus participants are blinded, attention time
is matched, and overall user experience is identical to the active arms.

Other: BrainHQ

BrainHQ is an online cognitive training program, and has been used to improve cognitive
function among persons with cognitive impairment based on principles of neuroplasticity.

Other: PASC CoRE

PASC CoRE is a manualized, adaptable cognitive rehabilitation intervention adapted from
Goal Management Training and other evidence based programs that improve attention and
executive functions, among other cognitive domains.

Device: tDCS-active

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) will use a device specifically for
home-based use. This device delivers a weak electrical current of 2.0 mA passed through
two electrodes placed on the scalp to target the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex region of
the brain. The electrodes are single-use for each session and can be attached to a
headset by snapping into place.

The device has a user-friendly interface and a large-button keypad, making it is easy to
use at home.

Device: tDCS-sham

tDCS devices used in the sham arm will be pre-programmed to deliver the same ramp up/down
at the beginning/end of the 30-minute period as the active arm, except with no current
otherwise delivered during the session.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

In order to be eligible to participate in this study, an individual must meet all of the
following criteria:

1. ≥ 18 years of age at the time of enrollment

2. PROMIS-Cog T-score < 40

3. Previous suspected, probable, or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, as defined by the
Pan American Health Organization

Suspected case of SARS-CoV-2 infection - three options, A through C:

A. Met clinical OR epidemiological criteria:

a. Clinical criteria: Acute onset of fever AND cough (influenza-like illness) OR
Acute onset of ANY THREE OR MORE of the following signs or symptoms: fever, cough,
general, weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, coryza, dyspnea, nausea,
diarrhea, anorexia; b. Epidemiological criteria: Contact of a probable or confirmed
case or linked to a COVID-19 cluster;

B. Presented acute respiratory infection with history of fever or measured fever of
≥ 38°C and cough, with onset within the last 10 days, and who requires
hospitalization; or

C. Presented with no clinical signs or symptoms, NOR meeting epidemiologic criteria
with a positive professional use or self-test SARS-CoV-2 Antigen-Rapid Diagnostic
Test.

Probable case of SARS-CoV-2 infection, defined as having met clinical criteria above
AND was a contact of a probable or confirmed case or was linked to a COVID-19
cluster.

Confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 infection - two options, A through B:

A. Presented with a positive nucleic acid amplification test, regardless of clinical
criteria OR epidemiological criteria; or

B. Met clinical AND/OR epidemiological criteria (See suspected case A.a.), with a
positive professional use or self-test SARS-CoV-2 Antigen-Rapid Diagnostic Test.

* Suspected and probable cases will only be allowed if they occurred before May 1,
2021, and will be limited to 10% of the study population. Otherwise, confirmed cases
are required.

4. Cognitive dysfunction symptoms following a SARS-CoV-2 infection that have persisted
for at least 12 weeks and are still present at the time of consent

5. Fluent in English or Spanish language

6. Willing and able to provide informed consent, complete the intervention, complete
the intervention assessments, and return for all of the necessary follow-up visits

Exclusion Criteria:

An individual who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation
in this study:

1. Prior or active unstable or progressive major psychiatric or neurologic condition
that would not show improvement and could hide treatment effect and is not related
to SARS-CoV-2 infection, at the investigator's discretion, including, but not
limited to, the following examples:

a. Progressive neurodegenerative disease, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's
disease, etc.

b. Past traumatic brain injury occurrence still associated with active
post-concussive symptoms c. Uncontrolled seizure disorder, such as having at least
one seizure in the last year that is adjudicated by clinical judgement d.
Post-stroke deficits that may interfere with assessment, such as language or
communication difficulties, aphasia, etc.

e. Formal thought disorders, such as schizophrenia, etc. f. Any neuropsychiatric or
neurologic disorder uncontrolled for the previous six months or that may interfere
with assessment, at discretion of the investigator

2. Known prior diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, not
related to SARS-CoV-2 infection

3. Known active acute SARS-CoV-2 infection ≤ 4 weeks from consent

4. Current use of symptomatic therapies including prescribed or illicit stimulants,
amantadine, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonists (e.g., memantine, dissociative
drugs)

5. Current use of a stimulant for treating any PASC-related symptom

6. Current diagnosis of alcohol and substance use disorders

a. Prior use disorders acceptable if abstinence achieved and maintained for at least
12 months before study enrollment

7. Insufficient visual, auditory, and motor function to participate in intervention and
assessments

8. Known pregnancy

9. Current or recent use (within the last 2 months) of intervention*

10. Known allergy/sensitivity/hypersensitivity to components of the intervention or
comparator*

11. Currently receiving/using intervention from another clinical trial, such as another
RECOVER trial

12. Any condition that would make the participant, in the opinion of the investigator,
unsuitable for the study

1. The site investigator has the discretion to determine whether a participant is
too cognitively impaired to participate and should instead be referred for
clinical evaluation.

Exclusions specific to intervention appendices are listed in each appendix.

* Relevant if only one intervention appendix is open at the time of enrollment, though
exclusion may be qualified in the appendix. If multiple intervention appendices are open,
a participant may be excluded from any intervention appendix based on contraindications
listed in the intervention appendix, current use of intervention, or known
allergy/sensitivity/hypersensitivity and still remain eligible for the remaining
intervention appendices.

Eligibility Gender
All
Eligibility Age
Minimum: 18 Years ~ Maximum: N/A
Countries
United States
Locations

Banner University Medical Center Phoenix
Phoenix 5308655, Arizona 5551752, United States

Banner University Medical Center- Tucson
Tucson 5318313, Arizona 5551752, United States

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921, United States

Stanford University
Stanford 5398563, California 5332921, United States

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance 5403022, California 5332921, United States

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618, United States

University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville
Jacksonville 4160021, Florida 4155751, United States

Rush University Medical Center
Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861, United States

OSF Healthcare
Peoria 4905687, Illinois 4896861, United States

North Shore University Health System/Evanston Hospital
Skokie 4911600, Illinois 4896861, United States

University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City 4273837, Kansas 4273857, United States

Jadestone Clinical Research
Silver Spring 4369596, Maryland 4361885, United States

Boston Medical Center
Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926, United States

Beth Israel Daeconess Medical Center
Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926, United States

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon 5088597, New Hampshire 5090174, United States

NYU Langone Health/Brooklyn Hospital
Brooklyn 5110302, New York 5128638, United States

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York 5128581, New York 5128638, United States

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland 5150529, Ohio 5165418, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286, United States

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio 4726206, Texas 4736286, United States

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030, United States

University of Vermont
Burlington 5234372, Vermont 5242283, United States

University of Washington
Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135, United States

West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Morgantown 4815352, West Virginia 4826850, United States

Duke University
NCT Number
Keywords
PASC
Cognitive
MeSH Terms
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome