New blog post regarding the "REGAIN" trial that aims to look at online exercise programmes for people recovering from Covid 19.
Points summarised below... https://www.physiosforme.com/post/regain-trial-for-long-covid
Points summarised below... https://www.physiosforme.com/post/regain-trial-for-long-covid
We had concerns regarding the REGAIN trial, namely:
- no mention of post viral fatigue syndrome in exclusion criteria and no mention of training to help staff identify
- participants are all hospital admissions, so need to be clear about lack of generalisability
- no mention of post viral fatigue syndrome in exclusion criteria and no mention of training to help staff identify
- participants are all hospital admissions, so need to be clear about lack of generalisability
We, along with @LongCovidPhysio, were delighted to be able to meet with the REGAIN team before Christmas to outline our concerns
But we have, as yet, received no updates or outcomes from the meeting. We have not seen any change to the protocol.
But we have, as yet, received no updates or outcomes from the meeting. We have not seen any change to the protocol.
We have therefore written to the National Institute for Health Research to outline the same concerns regarding this trial. Full details can be seen in our blog post here, and any updates will be communicated as and when we hear them. https://www.physiosforme.com/post/regain-trial-for-long-covid