Acupuncture for long COVID brain fog
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests whether acupuncture can help improve memory, focus, and other thinking problems that some people have after COVID-19. It also looks at how acupuncture might affect brain networks.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 60 years old.
- You have been diagnosed with long COVID and had a positive COVID-19 test (PCR or antigen).
- You have noticed problems with thinking, memory, or concentration since having COVID.
- You are a native Chinese speaker and are right-handed.
- You did not have thinking or memory problems before COVID, and you do not have other major health conditions that affect the brain.
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding, and you have not had acupuncture in the last 3 months.
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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