Evaluation of the short- and medium-term effect of a yoga intervention in addition toroutine care compared to health education in addition to routine care on fatigue inpatients with post covid syndrome.
Not Provided
Behavioral: Yoga Therapy
The range of interventions is based on previous studies on yoga interventions
specifically for fatigue patients as well as on recommendations, for example, from the
WHO. The yoga therapy includes 3 elements: yoga postures (asanas), breathing techniques
(pranayama) and relaxation moments.
Emphasis on postures and breathing techniques that are considered to be effective for
fatigue symptoms, as well as specific breathing exercises to strengthen the respiratory
muscles and increase lung volume.
Behavioral: Health Education
Health education courses are conducted on-site once a week for 90 minutes over 12 weeks
by a psychologist with clinical experience. The courses are didactic in nature and
consist of lectures on topics of interest to patients with post-COVID syndrome and
fatigue, followed by questions and discussion sessions. Topics include information on
post-COVID syndrome and fatigue, an introduction to self-help for post-viral symptoms,
psychosocial problems and fatigue, relaxation and stress management, nutrition, sleep
hygiene, exercise, respecting one's own limits, acceptance, finding meaning, and
achieving goals.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis
- Follow-up symptoms of ≥ 12 weeks
- Persistent fatigue (scores ≥4 on the binomial Chalder Fatigue Scale).
- Self-assessment that fatigue was a consequence of COVID-19 disease
- Age 18-65 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Chronic medical conditions or regular use of medications associated with fatigue
- Indication of health cause of fatigue other than post-COVID.
- Indication of other factors as the main cause of fatigue
- Physical limitations that do not allow participation in the yoga intervention
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding
- Concurrent participation in other clinical trials
- Current yoga practice
Bosch-Health-Campus
Stuttgart, Germany
Holger Cramer, Professor
+49 711 8101 7858
yasemin.anguelov@bosch-health-campus.com
Holger Cramer, Professor, Study Director
University Hospital Tübingen