SingStrong: Strong Lungs Through Song - Long COVID-19 Study

NCT ID: NCT04810065

Last Updated: 2021-09-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-03-29
• Study Completion Date: 2021-09-01

Brief Summary

Evidence is emerging that many individuals who recover from Covid-19 are experiencing a range of residual problems. These include fatigue, pain, reduced exercise tolerance and breathing issues. This study includes participants who are experiencing problems with their lungs such as breathing difficulties, shortness of breath, and/or reduced exercise tolerance. The intervention is a twice weekly singing and breathing retraining intervention conducted over ten weeks. A range of self-report questionnaire measures will evaluate the efficacy of the intervention in addressing these problems. Focus groups and individual interviews will also be used to gather information on the impact and acceptability of the programme.

Conditions

Long Covid

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

SingStrong for Pulmonary Fibrosis

This arm of the project explores Singing as an intervention for people suffering from Pulmonary Fibrosis specifically.

It is a 10 week programme. All other aspects of the intervention are the same in terms of delivery and length of classes.

Different outcome measures, namely the St Georges Respiratory Questionnaire is used in this trial. This is a disease-specific instrument designed to measure impact on overall health, daily life, and perceived well-being in patients with airways disease. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more limitations.

Group Type: OTHER

SingStrong: Strong lungs through Song

Intervention Type: OTHER

Participants who have been clinically diagnosed with Covid-19 and who continue to suffer residual adverse effects on the lung health will be invited to participate in the study.

The intervention will involve biweekly hour-long breathing and singing classes that are designed to correct dis-ordered breathing, and retrain the principal muscles of respiration.

Pre and post evaluation of participant bio-psychosocial health and wellness will be conducted. Triangulation of data using focus groups and individual interviews will be conducted after conclusion of the intervention,

Interventions

SingStrong: Strong lungs through Song

Participants who have been clinically diagnosed with Covid-19 and who continue to suffer residual adverse effects on the lung health will be invited to participate in the study.

The intervention will involve biweekly hour-long breathing and singing classes that are designed to correct dis-ordered breathing, and retrain the principal muscles of respiration.

Pre and post evaluation of participant bio-psychosocial health and wellness will be conducted. Triangulation of data using focus groups and individual interviews will be conducted after conclusion of the intervention,

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years of age or older
• Previous clinical diagnosis of Covid-19
• Ongoing issues with any or all of: Shortness of breath, disordered breathing, reduced exercise tolerance
• Good written and spoken English language

Exclusion Criteria

• Lack of a confirmed Covid-19 diagnosis
• Currently undergoing a similar singing or breathing retraining intervention
• No residual problems from a confirmed case of Covid-19

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Limerick

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Roisin Cahalan

Senior Lecturer Physiotherapy

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Roisin Cahalan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Limerick

Locations

University of Limerick

Limerick, , Ireland

Countries

Ireland

Other Identifiers

SingStrong

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id