Acupuncture for Long COVID brain and mood symptoms
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study tests whether acupuncture can help with brain fog, memory problems, depression, or anxiety that started after COVID-19 and won't go away. If you have Long COVID and these symptoms, acupuncture might offer relief.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with Long COVID (symptoms lasting at least 3 months after having COVID-19).
- You have at least one new or worse neuropsychiatric symptom (like brain fog, memory problems, depression, or anxiety) that started after your COVID-19 infection and has lasted for at least 2 months.
- You are between 12 and 80 years old.
- You did not have chronic brain or mental health issues before your COVID-19 infection.
- You have not had acupuncture treatment in the past month.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you do not have a history of serious heart or brain problems.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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