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Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2023

Longitudinal Evaluation of an Integrated Post-COVID-19/Long COVID Management Program Consisting of Digital Interventions and Personal Support: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Christina Derksen, Robin Rinn, Lingling Gao, Alina Dahmen, Cay Cordes, Carina Kolb, Petra Becker, Sonia Lippke

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of medical Internet research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05238415 (ASAP - Assisted Immediate Augmented Post-/Long-COVID Plan), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05238415 nacompletednot on this map

ASAP - Assisted Immediate Augmented Post-/Long-COVID Plan

TypeinterventionalSponsorProf. Dr. Sonia LippkeRan2021 to 2023Enrolled192ConditionsLong-COVID, Post-COVID, Psychosomatic Disorder, Psychological DistressArmsPsychological and Physiological Assessments
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Codeveloping a Novel Intervention for People With Post-COVID Condition: The Balance-ACT Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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  7. A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring the Feasibility of a Digital Combined Lifestyle Intervention for Patients With Post Covid-19 Condition.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Christina DerksenHealth Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, Constructor University Bremen, Bremen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4663-1882
Robin RinnHealth Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, Constructor University Bremen, Bremen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2640-8325
Lingling GaoHealth Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, Constructor University Bremen, Bremen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5760-1662
Alina DahmenHealth Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, Constructor University Bremen, Bremen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8591-874X
Cay CordesDr. Becker Kiliani-Klinik, Dr. Becker Klinikgruppe, Bad Windsheim, Germany.ORCID 0009-0004-9477-2227
Carina KolbDr. Becker Klinikgruppe, Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-3612-4047
Petra BeckerDr. Becker Klinikgruppe, Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9964-3465
Sonia LippkeHealth Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, Constructor University Bremen, Bremen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8272-0399
Constructor University · DEBecker Technologies (Germany) · DEQueen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe postacute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) can be addressed with multidisciplinary approaches, including professional support and digital interventions.

objectiveThis research aimed to test whether patients who received a health care facilitation program including medical internet support from human personal pilots and digital interventions (intervention group [IG] and active control group [ACG]) would experience fewer symptoms and have higher work ability and social participation than an untreated comparison group (CompG). The second objective was to compare the impact of a diagnostic assessment and digital interventions tailored to patients' personal capacity (IG) with that of only personal support and digital interventions targeting the main symptoms (ACG).

methodsIn total, 1020 patients with PACS were recruited. Using a randomized controlled trial design between the IG and the ACG, as well as propensity score matching to include the CompG, analyses were run with logistic regression and hierarchical-linear models.

resultsSymptoms decreased significantly in all groups over time (βT1-T2=0.13, t

conclusionsEmpowerment through personal pilots and digital interventions reduces symptoms but does not increase work ability and social participation. More longitudinal research is needed to evaluate the effects of a diagnostic assessment. Social support and digital interventions should be incorporated to facilitate health care interventions for PACS.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05238415; https://classic.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05238415. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): RR2-10.1186/s12879-022-07584-z.

Indexed as

COVID-19HumansPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeSocial SupportCOVID-19digital interventionsempowermentPACSpersonal pilotspostacute COVID-19 syndromepropensity score matchingrandomized controlled trialsocial participationsymptom reductionwork ability

Identifiers

PMID37792437
PMCPMC10563866
OpenAlexW4386487031

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