NCT07013903Recruiting
Effects of Hydrotherapy During Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation
Effects of Kneipp Hydrotherapy During Inpatient Post-Covid-19 Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Aug 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 5 Jun 2025
- Start date
- 21 Aug 2025
- Primary completion date
- 31 Jan 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land
- Diseases
- Long COVID and ME/CFS
- NCT number
- NCT07013903
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 21 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Jan 2027
- 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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Prior treatment
- Prior regular practice of Kneipp applications
Other illness
- 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)
Who the study is looking for
- 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
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Schönau am Königssee | Germany | Recruiting |
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