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

NCT04810065 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SingStrong
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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

Keywords

Singing; Disordered breathing; Covid-19

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Covid-19 Yorkshire Rehab Screen (C19YRS)

  The C19YRS was developed as a screening tool to monitor long-term symptoms due to Covid-19. The screening tool covers 19 items which combines yes/no answers and an 11 point ordinal scale (0-10) where a higher score denotes increased symptom severity.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• DePaul Symptom Questionnaire - Short Form DSQ - SF

  12 weeks

Study Arms (1)

SingStrong for Pulmonary Fibrosis

OTHER

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.

Other: SingStrong: Strong lungs through Song

Interventions

SingStrong: Strong lungs through Song 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,

SingStrong for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Limerick: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Limerick

Limerick, Ireland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome; COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Post-Infectious Disorders; Chronic Disease; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Roisin Cahalan, PhD

  University of Limerick

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Lecturer Physiotherapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 19, 2021
• First Posted: March 22, 2021
• Study Start: March 29, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 29, 2021
• Study Completion: September 1, 2021
• Last Updated: September 28, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IE (1)