Efficacy of dual-task augmented reality rehabilitation in non-hospitalized adults with self-reported long COVID fatigue and cognitive impairment: a pilot study.
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| Title: | Efficacy of dual-task augmented reality rehabilitation in non-hospitalized adults with self-reported long COVID fatigue and cognitive impairment: a pilot study. |
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| Authors: | Deodato, Manuela (AUTHOR), Qualizza, Caterina (AUTHOR), Martini, Miriam (AUTHOR), Mazzari, Laura (AUTHOR), Furlanis, Giovanni (AUTHOR), Buoite Stella, Alex (AUTHOR), Manganotti, Paolo (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Neurological Sciences. Apr2024, Vol. 45 Issue 4, p1325-1333. 9p. |
| Subjects: | Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, Fatigue (Physiology), Augmented reality, Neurorehabilitation, Muscle fatigue, Cognition disorders, Trail Making Test |
| Abstract: | Background: Cognitive impairment and chronic fatigue represent common characteristics of the long COVID syndrome. Different non-pharmacological treatments have been proposed, and physiotherapy has been proposed to improve the symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a dual-task augmented reality rehabilitation protocol in people with long COVID fatigue and cognitive impairment. Methods and materials: Ten non-hospitalized adults with reported fatigue and "brain fog" symptoms after COVID (7/10 females, 50 years, range 41–58) who participated in 20 sessions of a 1-h "dual-task" training, were compared to 10 long COVID individuals with similar demographics and symptoms (9/10 females, 56 years, range 43–65), who did not participate to any rehabilitation protocol. Cognitive performance was assessed with the Trail Making Test (TMT-A and -B) and Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB), and cardiovascular and muscular fatigue were assessed with the fatigue severity scale (FSS), six-minute walking test and handgrip endurance. Finally, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) investigated cortical excitability. Results: The mixed-factors analysis of variance found a significant interaction effect only in cognitive performance evaluation, suggesting TMT-B execution time decreased (− 15.9 s, 95% CI 7.6–24.1, P = 0.001) and FAB score improved (1.88, 95% CI 2.93–0.82, P = 0.002) only in the physiotherapy group. For the remaining outcomes, no interaction effect was found, and most parameters similarly improved in the two groups. Conclusion: The preliminary results from this study suggest that dual-task rehabilitation could be a feasible protocol to support cognitive symptoms recovery after COVID-19 and could be helpful in those individuals suffering from persisting and invalidating symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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