This open-label study will assess if lithium dosages of 30-45mg/day are associated with greater symptomatic benefit than dosages of 10-15mg/day previously assessed among 50 patients with long COVID.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
5
Elemental lithium as lithium aspartate.
UBMD Neurology
Williamsville, New York, United States
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
7-item scale. Score range 1-49 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Brain Fog Severity Scale (BFSS)
7-item scale. Score range 1-49 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Well Being Scale
Single-item question. Score range 0-10 with higher values signifying better outcome.
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Short Form-12 Health Survey
12-item quality of life scale. Score range 0-100 for both the Physical Component Score and the Mental Component Score with higher values signifying better outcomes.
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
FSS scores in those with FSS score ≥28 at baseline
7-item scale. Score range 1-49 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
BFSS scores in those with FSS score ≥28 at baseline
7-item scale. Score range 1-49 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Modified Fatigue Impact Scale
21-item scale. Score range 0-84 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
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Perceived Deficits Questionnaire, 5-Item Version
5-item scale. Score range 1-20 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Beck Depression Inventory-II
21-item scale. Score range 0-63 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-2
2-item scale. Score range 0-6 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Headache and Body Pain Bother Scale
2-item scale. Score range 2-10 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Insomnia Severity Index
7-item scale. Score range 0-28 with higher values signifying worse outcome
Time frame: Baseline to end-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Patient Global Impression of Change
Single-item scale. Score range 1-7 with higher values signifying better outcome
Time frame: End-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)
Desire to Continue Therapy Scale
Single-item scale. Score range 1-2 with higher value signifying better outcome
Time frame: End-of-titration (up to 11 weeks)