Pain Informed Movement Program in Patients With Post COVID-19 Condition

Early Effects of a Pain Informed Movement Program in Patients With Post COVID-19 Condition Experiencing Persistent Pain: a Randomized Control Trial

Patients who have undergone COVID-19 infection often have long-term sequelae. One of the most prevalent sequelae is pain. The main objective of this research is to investigate the efficacy of Pain Informed Movement program in patients with post COVID-19 condition experiencing persistent pain. Through the implementation of this program, the investigators seek to determine whether such intervention can offer significant improvements in reducing pain intensity and interference, catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, and functionality of affected patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients of both sexes.
• Agreed to participate.
• Post COVID-19 condition patients meeting the WHO definition for this disease.
• Patients with moderate or severe pain were included, the cut-off point on the Visual Analogical Scale (VAS) being pain greater than or equal to 3.5 cm.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pulmonary, cardiac, neurological, vascular, or orthopaedic pathologies that could limit the execution of the evaluation and intervention.
• Cognitive impairment that prevented them from understanding and answering the questionnaires.
• Patients suffering from a reinfection with SARS-CoV-2.
• Patients with a history of severe or critical COVID-19 disease severity.
• Patients who had pre-existing chronic pain according to the current IASP definition.
• Patients participating in other studies.