The consequences of the Intensive Care Unit and the Covid-19 disease are still uncertain. However, many studies are bringing out often psychological and dramatic consequences for many COVID-survivor patients. Among the ex-covid patients discharged from our Intensive Care Unit and with at least one covid-related psychological consequence, we want to evaluate the effectiveness for long-term consequences of COVID-19 of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) or usual care.
Randomized controlled clinical study. All patients who survived COVID-19 and discharged from the intensive care unit of the Lecco hospital will be enrolled if present: chronic pain, anxiety, depression and/or insomnia in pharmacological therapy A group of patients will be observed during 12 months and evaluated with rating scales for chronic pain, anxiety, depression and insomnia. The second (experimental) group will receive psychotherapy (mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy) in addition to the pharmacological therapy
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
140
Patients with long-term consequences of COVID-19 (Chronic pain, anxiety, depression or insomnia) enrolled and randomly assigned to receive MBSR (n = 63), or usual care (n = 62). MBSR (training in mindfulness meditation and yoga) were delivered in 12 months with 2-hour groups each 2 months. Usual care included anything care participants received such as drug therapy.
ASST Lecco
Lecco, Italy
RECRUITINGChronic pain
pain that persists or recurs for longer than 3 months, and it exerts an enormous personal and economic burden, affecting more than 30% of people worldwide
Time frame: 6 months and 1 year
Anxiety
an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure
Time frame: 6 months and 1 year
Depression
a depressed mood or loss of pleasure or interest in activities for long periods of time
Time frame: 6 months and 1 year
Insomnia
a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep
Time frame: 6 months and 1 year
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