Long COVID patients experience high symptom burden for many months after initial infection of the COVID-19 virus. This study will investigate a mobile intervention Merging Yoga and Self-Management Skills (MY-Skills Mobile) as a complementary therapy for fatigue, pain, mood and quality of life in long COVID patients at the UCHealth Center for Integrative Medicine. The study aim is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of MY-Skills Mobile and research procedures including planned assessments.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
16
8 week online intervention with therapeutic yoga and self-management education
UCHealth
Aurora, Colorado, United States
Feasibility- Recruitment
90% of screened patients will be eligible; 50% of eligible patients will consent
Time frame: Week 1
Feasibility- Use
\>50% yoga session attendance and modules will be completed
Time frame: Week 8
Feasibility- Attrition
\<20% attrition
Time frame: Week 8
Feasibility-Usability
User Mobile Application Rating Scale; \<90% of participants to rate intervention between 3-5 (5-point scale)
Time frame: Week 8
Symptom Burden Scale for Long COVID
Newly developed 14 scale for breathing, circulation, memory, thinking/communication, movement, sleep, ear/nose/throat, stomach, other symptoms and impact on daily life.
Time frame: Week 8
PROMIS Fatigue
13-item assessing fatigue experience and impact on function
Time frame: Week 8
Brief Pain Inventory
9-item for severity of pain and impact of pain on daily function
Time frame: Week 8
Short Form 36
36-item function, pain, mental health, emotional well-being, fatigue, and general health perception
Time frame: Week 8
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