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Physiotherapy for Post-COVID Syndrome (POETIC Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Jason Weatherald, MD, MSc
Research Sponsored by University of Calgary
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 120 days
Awards & highlights

POETIC Trial Summary

This trialwill explore if physical therapy can help with long-term Covid-19 symptoms. It will determine the effectiveness of therapy for those suffering from "Long COVID Syndrome".

Eligible Conditions
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus

POETIC Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~120 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 120 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Feasibility (patient recruitment and retention rate)
Secondary outcome measures
One-minute sit-to-stand test
Quality of life (QOL)
Self-efficacy for symptom management
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POETIC Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Outpatient Physiotherapy InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
POETIC will test a patient-oriented, outpatient physiotherapy intervention tailored to each patient based on their symptoms, functional limitations, and goals. The intervention consists of eight one-on-one, supervised sessions delivered over 8 to 10 weeks, approximately one week apart. Each session will be approximately one hour long.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Physiotherapy
2014
Completed Phase 4
~4470

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Alberta Health servicesOTHER
157 Previous Clinical Trials
649,529 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying COVID-19
744 Patients Enrolled for COVID-19
University of CalgaryLead Sponsor
791 Previous Clinical Trials
868,719 Total Patients Enrolled
12 Trials studying COVID-19
19,050 Patients Enrolled for COVID-19
Jason Weatherald, MD, MScPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Calgary

Media Library

Physiotherapy Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05040893 — N/A
COVID-19 Research Study Groups: Outpatient Physiotherapy Intervention
COVID-19 Clinical Trial 2023: Physiotherapy Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05040893 — N/A
Physiotherapy 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05040893 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the highest capacity of volunteers involved in this medical experiment?

"Affirmative. Based on the information available from clinicaltrials.gov, this clinical trial commenced recruitment on March 4th 2022 and was most recently updated November 4th of the same year. The medical study is attempting to recruit 12 participants from 2 different facilities."

Answered by AI

Are there any open vacancies for participants in this investigation?

"Per the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this research is presently in need of participants. The trial was first uploaded to their platform on March 4th 2022 and was last modified November 4th 2022."

Answered by AI
~5 spots leftby Apr 2025