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Post-Acute COVID19 SyndromeCOVIDAINCT05631171

Feasibility Study of Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program for Patients With Long COVID-related Fatigue

A study testing Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program in people with Post-Acute COVID19 Syndrome and Fatigue, run by Adhera Health, Inc. at 2 sites in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program (or AFDP) is a digital health program based on behavioral and emotional change techniques that provides personalized physical and emotional self-management support for patients with long COVID-related fatigue. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Post-Acute COVID19 Syndrome, Fatigue
What is being tested?
Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
58 participants
Where
2 sitesSpain
Study dates
13 Dec 2022to 30 Jun 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Individuals over 18 years of age.
  • With long COVID, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) consensus definition
  • Having a history of fatigue symptoms
  • Obtain a score between 4 and 10 on the question "By how much do you rate your fatigue level from 0 to 10 in the last 7 days?", where 0 is no fatigue and 10 is the worst fatigue imaginable
  • Have an Android or iOS smartphone compatible with the intervention program.
  • Agree to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form
  • Willingness and availability to comply with all study guidelines and procedures

Who cannot join

  • Hospital admission during the period of study participation.
  • Participation in another study with pharmacological treatment
  • Patients who are not technologically literate or unable to use the mobile application.
  • Known severe psychiatric illness or presence of relevant cognitive impairment, at the discretion of the recruiting physician
  • With mobility restrictions that limit the patient's ability to perform mild physical activity
  • Being pregnant
  • Patients who do not understand or speak Catalan or Spanish.

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Spain2 sites
  • Gerencia Territorial de la Catalunya Central - Institut Catala de la Salut

    Sant Fruitós de Bages, Barcelona, 08272

  • Servicio Andaluz de Salud - Distrito Sanitario Aljarafe-Sevilla Norte

    Seville, 41008

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About this study

Official title: COVIDAI: Feasibility Study of Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program for Patients With Long COVID-related Fatigue

Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program (or AFDP) is a digital health program based on behavioral and emotional change techniques that provides personalized physical and emotional self-management support for patients with long COVID-related fatigue.

The digital health solution is designed to be used for 3 months, and includes a mobile application and a smartwatch. This is a clinical study, with 30 participants in the experimental intervention group and 30 in the control group, that will be carried out at the Jordi Gol Primary Care Research Institute (IDIAPJGol) - Institut Català de la Salut and Distrito sanitario Aljarafe-Sevilla Norte (DASN) - Servicio Andaluz de Salud, in Spain. The investigators will focus on evaluating the feasibility of the program in supporting fatigue and also physical and emotional self-management and, consequently, in improving the patients' well-being and quality of life.

Read the detailed description

The COVIDAI study will collect data on symptomatology and emotional well-being in a population of patients with fatigue related to a diagnosis of long COVID for 3 months using or not using the Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program (30 participants in the experimental intervention group and 30 in the control group). The aim of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of the program in supporting physical and emotional self-management in long COVID patients with fatigue and, consequently, in improving the patients' quality of life.

Personalized digital health solutions for both physiological and psychological long COVID-related symptoms would allow an optimization of the cost-effectiveness model for the management of long COVID patients. Similarly, the early detection of complications associated to long COVID on patients from vulnerable groups would improve the care timeline and the patient's prognosis.

Being tested
Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program
Keywords
Long COVID, digital health, fatigue, emotional health, behavioral intervention, mental wellbeing
Medical subject headings
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Fatigue, Psychological Well-Being

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Adhera® Fatigue Digital ProgramBehavioural

    Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program, that includes an application and a smartwatch, is a digital health solution based on emotional and behavioral change techniques. Patient adaptative self-management content (e.g. psycho-educational content, activities for mental wellbeing, personalized motivational messages), and the personalization is based on Adhera® Health Recommender System.

    Wearable devices and the mobile app will be used to collect real-time data for 3 months to detect biometric and psychometric (patient-reported outcomes) information.

Study groups in NCT05631171
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Solution groupExperimentalThe study sample will consist of 60 patients, 30 of whom will be randomly assigned to a control group and 30 to the experimental group. Validated questionnaires will be administered to the participants of both groups, at the beginning of the study, at 1 month and 3 months by Microsoft Forms. In addition, the experimental group will be given a smartwatch to each person which will collect real-time data on activity, training and sleep in a completely anonymous way. Also, through a mobile application, the patient of the experimental group will answer questionnaires about health status perception. The application has also been trained to provide educational content and motivational messages to support the patient's self-management. The data provided by patients in both groups of the study will be coded, in order to maintain the confidentiality of the individual.
Receives: Behavioral: Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program
Control groupNo interventionThe study sample will consist of 60 patients, 30 of whom will be randomly assigned to a control group and 30 to the experimental group. Validated questionnaires will be administered to the participants of both groups, at the beginning of the study, at 1 month and 3 months by Microsoft Forms.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Health-related quality of life

    measured using the 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire from Herdman et al., 2011. Health state index scores generally range from less than 0 (where 0 is the value of a health state equivalent to dead; negative values representing values as worse than dead) to 1 (the value of full health), with higher scores indicating higher health utility.

    Measured: baseline

  2. Health-related quality of life

    measured using the 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire from Herdman et al., 2011. Health state index scores generally range from less than 0 (where 0 is the value of a health state equivalent to dead; negative values representing values as worse than dead) to 1 (the value of full health), with higher scores indicating higher health utility.

    Measured: month 1

  3. Health-related quality of life

    measured using the 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire from Herdman et al., 2011. Health state index scores generally range from less than 0 (where 0 is the value of a health state equivalent to dead; negative values representing values as worse than dead) to 1 (the value of full health), with higher scores indicating higher health utility.

    Measured: month 3

  4. Fatigue

    Perceived mental and physical fatigue will be assessed via the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), from De Vries et al., 2004. The total score ranges from 10 to 50, with a higher score indicating more severe fatigue.

    Measured: baseline

  5. Fatigue

    Perceived mental and physical fatigue will be assessed via the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), from De Vries et al., 2004. The total score ranges from 10 to 50, with a higher score indicating more severe fatigue.

    Measured: month 1

  6. Fatigue

    Perceived mental and physical fatigue will be assessed via the Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS), from De Vries et al., 2004. The total score ranges from 10 to 50, with a higher score indicating more severe fatigue.

    Measured: month 3

  7. Emotional wellness

    measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) from Lovibond, 1995. Scoring ranges from 0 to more than 34, with the lowest numbers being the normal ones and the highest representing extremely severe depression, anxiety and stress.

    Measured: baseline

  8. Emotional wellness

    measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) from Lovibond, 1995. Scoring ranges from 0 to more than 34, with the lowest numbers being the normal ones and the highest representing extremely severe depression, anxiety and stress.

    Measured: month 1

  9. Emotional wellness

    measured using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) from Lovibond, 1995. Scoring ranges from 0 to more than 34, with the lowest numbers being the normal ones and the highest representing extremely severe depression, anxiety and stress.

    Measured: month 3

Secondary outcomes (13)
  1. Behavioral outcome: Usability

    Digital health solution usability and acceptance assessed with the System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire from Bangor et al., 2008. SUS can range between score 0 and 100, with higher values representing higher usability.

    Measured: month 1

  2. Behavioral outcome: Usability

    Digital health solution usability and acceptance assessed with the System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire from Bangor et al., 2008. SUS can range between score 0 and 100, with higher values representing higher usability.

    Measured: month 3

  3. Fatigue-related symptomatology

    questions regarding perceived anxiety, depression, stress, sleep disorders or emotional status.

    Measured: month 1

  4. Fatigue-related symptomatology

    questions regarding perceived anxiety, depression, stress, sleep disorders or emotional status.

    Measured: month 3

  5. Mood

    measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) from Watson et al., 1988. Positive Affect Score can range from 10 - 50, with higher scores representing higher levels of positive affect. Negative Affect Score can range from 10 - 50, with lower scores representing lower levels of negative affect.

    Measured: baseline

  6. Mood

    measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) from Watson et al., 1988. Positive Affect Score can range from 10 - 50, with higher scores representing higher levels of positive affect. Negative Affect Score can range from 10 - 50, with lower scores representing lower levels of negative affect.

    Measured: month 1

  7. Mood

    measured using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) from Watson et al., 1988. Positive Affect Score can range from 10 - 50, with higher scores representing higher levels of positive affect. Negative Affect Score can range from 10 - 50, with lower scores representing lower levels of negative affect.

    Measured: month 3

  8. Social, psychological and emotional wellness

    Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) from Keyes et al., 2008. Items are summed, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 70. Subscale scores range from 0 to 15 for the emotional (hedonic) well-being, from 0 to 25 for social well-being, and from 0 to 30 for psychological well-being. Flourishing mental health is defined by reporting ≥ 1 of 3 hedonic signs and ≥ 6 of 11 eudaimonic signs (social and psychological subscales combined) experienced "every day" or "5-6 times a week." Higher scores indicate greater levels of positive well-being.

    Measured: baseline

  9. Social, psychological and emotional wellness

    Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) from Keyes et al., 2008. Items are summed, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 70. Subscale scores range from 0 to 15 for the emotional (hedonic) well-being, from 0 to 25 for social well-being, and from 0 to 30 for psychological well-being. Flourishing mental health is defined by reporting ≥ 1 of 3 hedonic signs and ≥ 6 of 11 eudaimonic signs (social and psychological subscales combined) experienced "every day" or "5-6 times a week." Higher scores indicate greater levels of positive well-being.

    Measured: month 1

  10. Social, psychological and emotional wellness

    Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF) from Keyes et al., 2008. Items are summed, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 70. Subscale scores range from 0 to 15 for the emotional (hedonic) well-being, from 0 to 25 for social well-being, and from 0 to 30 for psychological well-being. Flourishing mental health is defined by reporting ≥ 1 of 3 hedonic signs and ≥ 6 of 11 eudaimonic signs (social and psychological subscales combined) experienced "every day" or "5-6 times a week." Higher scores indicate greater levels of positive well-being.

    Measured: month 3

  11. Self-efficacy

    Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) from Schwartzer \& Jerusalem 1995. The total score ranges between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating more self-efficacy.

    Measured: baseline

  12. Self-efficacy

    Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) from Schwartzer \& Jerusalem 1995. The total score ranges between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating more self-efficacy.

    Measured: month 1

  13. Self-efficacy

    Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) from Schwartzer \& Jerusalem 1995. The total score ranges between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating more self-efficacy.

    Measured: month 3

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Nov 2022
  2. Study start13 Dec 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2023
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2023

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Experimental intervention arm in parallel to control arm
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
58 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05631171
Sponsor's protocol ID
FAT-22-002
Acronym
COVIDAI
Status last verified
Jan 2023
First submitted
18 Nov 2022
Last updated
20 Jul 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Adhera® Fatigue Digital Program in people with Post-Acute COVID19 Syndrome and Fatigue, run by Adhera Health, Inc. at 2 sites in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jul 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Health-related quality of life (time frame: baseline). The study lists 9 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jul 2023.

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