Group program for Spanish speakers living with long COVID symptoms
Tests a Spanish group program that builds coping skills in adults with long COVID.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Harnessing Optimism and Perseverance in the Face of Long COVID-Español
Key facts
- Where
- New York, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Brain Injury Research CenterNew York, United StatesNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Trial code
- NCT07216040
- Record updated
- 23 April 2026
- Original description
The Harnessing Optimism and Perseverance in the Face of Long COVID (HOPE-LC) program, created by Drs. Eric Watson and Amelia Hicks, is a group therapy model designed to foster resilience, adjustment, and coping skills for those living with chronic Long COVID. HOPE-LC~Español provides a culturally and linguistically adapted version for Spanish-speaking individuals in Queens, developed with input from Spanish-speaking clinicians, Long COVID experts, and people with lived experience. Partnering with H+H/Elmhurst and H+H/Queens, the project aims to recruit 25 participants and evaluate program feasibility and preliminary efficacy.Read full original descriptionShow less
Harnessing Optimism and Perseverance in the Face of Long COVID~Español (HOPE-LC~Español)
The Harnessing Optimism and Perseverance in the Face of Long COVID (HOPE-LC) program, created by Drs. Eric Watson and Amelia Hicks, is a group therapy model designed to foster resilience, adjustment, and coping skills for those living with chronic Long COVID. HOPE-LC~Español provides a culturally and linguistically adapted version for Spanish-speaking individuals in Queens, developed with input from Spanish-speaking clinicians, Long COVID experts, and people with lived experience. Partnering with H+H/Elmhurst and H+H/Queens, the project aims to recruit 25 participants and evaluate program feasibility and preliminary efficacy.
Inclusion: Age 18 years or older; Speaks and understands Spanish at a level that allows active participation in group-based study procedures; Self-reported history of Long COVID/post-COVID condition of any severity or duration, including ongoing emotional or cognitive symptoms affecting daily functioning or a medical professional has diagnosed you with a Long COVID/post-COVID condition of any severity or duration, including ongoing emotional or cognitive symptoms; Ability to participate in group sessions either in-person or via telehealth (Zoom); Willingness and capacity to provide informed consent.
Exclusion: Concurrent participation in another conflicting interventional trial targeting Long COVID symptoms; Presence of severe psychiatric conditions that would preclude participation in group therapy (e.g., active psychosis, suicidal intent requiring immediate intervention); Inability to communicate in Spanish sufficiently to engage meaningfully in group sessions; Cognitive or physical impairments prevent participation in group sessions or completion of surveys, without available accommodations.