A pilot study of the peer support group for people with Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19

JRCT ID: jRCT1030230154

Registered date:21/06/2023

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Not Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: post-acute sequelae of COVID-19
• Date of first enrollment: 21/06/2023
• Target sample size: 172
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): online peer support sessions held one time per a week for one hour with online communication tools such as Zoom. Sessions will be conducted with three to six participants.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9; Kronke et al, 2001; Muramatsu et al, 2007)
• Secondary Outcome: Generalized Health Disorder-7 (GAD-7; Spitzer et al, 2006; Muramatsu et al, 2009), UCLA three-item loneliness scale (Russell et al, 1966, Russell, 1978, Igarashi et al, 2019), Lubben Social Network Scale Short version (Lubben et al, 1988;Kurimoto et al, 2011, EuroQOL 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L;Herdman et al, 2011; Shiroiwa et al, 2016), Short From Health Survey 8 (SF-8; Fukuhara et al,2004,2021), Rothenberg self-esteem scale (Rosenberg,1965; Uchida et al,2010)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 18age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

1) Those who are18 years of age or older at the time of obtaining consent.
2) Those who reported to have symptoms after COVID-19 illness.
3) Those who eported PHQ-9 score of at least 5.
4) Those who have devices to participate in Zoom or online survey.
5) Those who have internet facilities.
6) Those who have an environment where online communications are available.

Exclude criteria

1) Those who are unable to attend all of the sessions.
2) Those who selected 'more than half of the time' or 'almost every day' for the question about suicide intention in PHQ-9.
3) Those who were judged to be unsuitable for participating in the study by the researcher or their doctor.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Nishi Daisuke
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: The National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry