Official Title
Role of OMT in the Management of the Persistent Post-COVID-19 Symptoms - A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study
Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to determine the feasibility of conducting alarge-scale study on the effect of using osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) totreat patients with post-COVID-19 symptoms. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is it feasible to conduct a large-scale study of the effect of OMT on patients with post-COVID-19 symptoms (based on how many patients agree to participate and how many complete the study)? 2. How much change in patients' post-COVID-19 symptom severity, quality of life, and ability to return to work can we expect to see following OMT?Participants will receive OMT as directed by their physician and complete questionnairesafter every other OMT session. 1. Participants will complete questionnaires about their post-COVID-19 symptoms, quality of life, ability to return to work, and adverse events they experienced 3 days after every other OMT session. 2. Participants will be sent links to the questionnaires for 4 months or when their symptoms resolve, whichever comes first. 3. Additionally, participants will complete a follow-up questionnaire 2 months after they stop receiving OMT for their post-COVID-19 symptoms or 6 months after enrollment in the study, whichever comes first.

Detailed Description

Not Provided

Completed
Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome

Procedure: osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT)

Osteopathic manipulative treatment provided at the discretion of the treating physician
and based on the patient's response to previous treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- at least one symptom of post-COVID-19 (eg, fatigue, dyspnea, anosmia, arthralgia,
headache, sleep disturbances, anxiety/depression, or other problems related to
mental health) which was new after diagnosis with COVID-19 and has persisted for at
least 4 weeks after diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

- unable to speak, read, and write in English

- not mentally competent to give informed consent

- inability to complete surveys/questionnaires online

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

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Gutensohn Clinic
Kirksville 5055787, Missouri 4398678, United States

Brian F Degenhardt, DO, Principal Investigator
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences

American Osteopathic Association
NCT Number
Keywords
osteopathic manipulative treatment
long COVID
Post-COVID Conditions
Post-acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection
MeSH Terms
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
Manipulation, Osteopathic