ReCOVer: A randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy for preventing chronic postinfectious fatigue among patients diagnosed with COVID-19 disease

Project description Some of the patients who have undergone COVID-19 have complaints. One of those complaints is fatigue. This is often serious and limits people's functioning. Cognitive behavioral therapy can help with severe fatigue that develops during an illness. Behavioral therapy teaches people to deal with complaints differently. Research This project investigates whether behavioral therapy given via the internet also helps with fatigue after COVID-19. By treating faster after the complaint has arisen, it is hoped that the fatigue will not become chronic. There are 114 patients who are hampered by severe fatigue after COVID-19. Half receive behavioral therapy, the other half receive usual care. Coincidence determines which group a participant enters. The treatment lasts four months, with people being examined immediately afterwards and six months after the treatment. Expected outcome By comparing both groups, it is investigated whether behavioral therapy leads to a reduction in fatigue and disability, and whether fewer people become chronically tired after COVID-19.