NCT06928116Recruiting
Heat thErapy And mobiLity in COVID-19 Survivors
Physical Rehabilitation of Long COVID by Heat Therapy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) is becoming a major risk factor for chronic diseases, with older adults and those with underlying health conditions at risk of developing persistent mobility limitations and disabilities. Although exercise intervention is a common strategy to restore functional capacity, it may not be feasible or enticing to many people with PASC. This clinical trial seeks to establish the tolerability and efficacy of at home lower-body heat therapy for improving functional capacity along with metabolic and vascular health in late-middle aged and older adults with PASC, also known as "long COVID".
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 99 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 9 Apr 2025
- Start date
- 16 Jan 2025
- Primary completion date
- 31 Aug 2028
- Lead sponsor
- University of Nebraska
- Diseases
- Long COVID and ME/CFS
- NCT number
- NCT06928116
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 99
- From 16 Jan 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2028
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Unable to give written informed consent
- Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or likely to become pregnant within the next 6 months
- Claustrophobia
- Orthopedic limitations that would prohibit them from walking
- Currently enrolled in an exercise-based or respiratory muscle rehabilitation program.
Who the study is looking for
- Between the ages of 50 and 90 years
- Free from orthopedic limitations that would prohibit performing leg exercise
- BMI \< 40 kg/m2 and weigh \< 400lbs
- Previously contracted Covid-19 and have persistent symptoms such as a fatigue or decline in physical function, for at least 2 months following SARS-CoV-2 infection
Age in the registry: 50 years to 90 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska Omaha Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Omaha | United States | Recruiting |
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