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Sauna for Long COVID

Massachusetts General Hospital
NCT IDNCT05931497ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

21

Study length

about 4 months

Ages

18–65

Locations

1 site in MA

What this study is about

Researchers are testing whether whole body hyperthermia in a sauna-like environment can help reduce symptoms of Long COVID. The trial will last 122 days and involve approximately 21 adults experiencing Long COVID symptoms.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Use whole body hyperthermia

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: The Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Fatigue-Short Form v1.0 -Fatigue 7a (PROMIS F-SF)

Secondary: Long-COVID Symptom Tool (Long-COVID ST), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ), Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS-29), Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Cognitive Abilities, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Cognitive Concerns, The Composite Autonomic Symptom Score (COMPASS-31), The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Fatigue Scale (FACIT-F), The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)