Evaluation of an Integrative Medicine Outpatient Clinical Setting for Post-COVID-19 Patients

Evaluation of a Multimodal Integrative Medicine and Naturopathy Program in an Outpatient Setting With Focus on Mind-Body Medicine and Mild Water-filtered Infrared-A Whole-body Hyperthermia for Improvement of Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients With Post-COVID-19-syndrome - a Prospective Randomised Controlled Study -

The study aims to identify whether a multimodal integrative naturopathy outpatient clinical concept can improve the symptoms of patients suffering from post-COVID-Syndrome. Main outcome is fatigue. The outpatient clinical programme consists of 11 weeks wherein patients visit the clinic one day per week. The pillars of classical naturopathy are combined with extended naturopathy and complementary procedures. Previous naturopathical studies on patients with chronic fatigue syndrome could find numerous indications that different types of naturopathy can help patients with fatigue.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 to 75 years of age
• diagnosed with post covid syndrome
• fatigue with or without myalgia
• signed declaration of consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• contraindications for whole body infrared hyperthermia (severe cardiovascular diseases, tumour diseases, acute infections, pregnant and breastfeeding women)
• Acute and or feverish microbially infections
• Pleuritic chest pain
• Relevant shortness of breath
• Zn Critical illness or intensive medical care because of COVID 19
• Patients with severe somatic, cardiovascular pneumological, rheumatic, endocrine or neurological comorbidities. Especially neurological disorders accompanied by cognitive impairment, severe liver or kidney disorders.
• Patients permanently treated with opioids, cannabis, immunosuppressive agents (e.g. corticoids, immunsuppressives) or alpha/beta-a(nta)gonists
• Patients with pain as a consequence of a severe psychiatric disease (bipolar disorder, psychosis, personality disorder, severe depression, substance abuse) as well as severe systematic disorders or neurological disorders
• Participation in other clinical studies