{"id":3630,"date":"2023-05-22T20:41:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T01:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=3630"},"modified":"2023-05-22T20:41:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T01:41:34","slug":"an-exercise-trial-for-long-covid-is-being-criticized-by-some-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2023\/05\/22\/an-exercise-trial-for-long-covid-is-being-criticized-by-some-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"An exercise trial for long covid is being criticized by some patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wellness\/2023\/05\/22\/long-covid-treatment-exercise-trial\/\">Washington Post<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A proposed exercise trial for long covid is being criticized by some of the patients the government-funded researchers want to study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trial is part of the\u00a0Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) initiative, funded by the government for\u00a0$1.15 billion over four years. It aims to study long covid and help find treatments for the millions of people experiencing a range of long-lasting symptoms, including\u00a0extreme fatigue,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wellness\/2022\/11\/28\/long-covid-brain-fog\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_3\" target=\"_blank\">brain fog<\/a>\u00a0and shortness of breath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The studyisunderone of five trial platforms that the\u00a0National Institutes of Health\u00a0and\u00a0Duke Clinical Research Institute\u00a0plan to start in the summer and fall. Each trial platform will study a different cluster of long-covid symptoms and test a range of interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exercise study protocol has not been finalized, but it will test physical therapy at different intensity levels<strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0tailored to the patient\u2019s capabilities, and aim toi mprove endurance, said\u00a0Adrian Hernandez, executive director of Duke Clinical Research Institute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He called early research on physical therapy \u201cpromising\u201d but declined to cite specific studies. He estimated that exercise-based interventions could help up to half of long-covid patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some long-covid advocates, however, say that any exercise trial could be potentially dangerous for\u00a0long-covid patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME\/CFS), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading<\/p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"O FLz\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington Post A proposed exercise trial for long covid is being criticized by some of the patients the government-funded researchers want to study. The trial is part of the\u00a0Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) initiative, funded by the government for\u00a0$1.15 billion over four years. 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