Standard rehabilitation plus cold water hydrotherapyStandard rehabilitation only
Standard rehabilitation plus cold water hydrotherapy: Cold water hydrotherapy (5-10 minutes each), twice daily during the 3-week multimodal inpatient rehabilitation program and once daily during the 6-month follow-up period
Standard rehabilitation only: same rehabilitation program than the experimental group but without hydrotherapy
Study summary
This randomized controlled study evaluates the effects of cold water hydrotherapy as an adjunct to standard rehabilitation in patients with Post-COVID Syndrome. The primary aim is to assess changes in quality of life compared to standard rehabilitation alone.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of Post-COVID Syndrome (ICD-10 code: U08.9)
* Barthel-Index \>80
* Referred to the reference center for Post-COVID rehabilitation
* Owning a smartphone to receive digital questionnaires and to use the measurement app for heart rate variability
* Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Existing contraindications for Kneipp hydrotherapy like severe cardiovascular diseases (e.g., decompensated heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction), severe venous diseases (e.g., acute deep vein thrombosis of the leg), severe neurological diseases (e.g., uncontrolled epilepsy)
* Prior regular practice of Kneipp applications
Primary outcome measure(s)
Health-related quality of life by Short Form-12 Health Survey (SF-12) — From baseline (Visit 1) to end of inpatient rehabilitation (3 weeks, Visit 2) Change in the Short Form-12 physical and mental component summary scores
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
Schönau am Königssee
Bavaria
Recruiting
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