Randomised controlled trial assessing the efficacy of balance acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for post-COVID syndrome: a study protocol.
Authors: Carvalho N, Kalfas M, Jolley C, Rafferty GF, Pearson O, Emsley R, Metcalfe AJ, Barrett B, Brewin D, Felton L, Khan T, Hart N, Duncan EL, Nicholson T, Witard OC, Evans RA, Beckwith C, Chalder T
Journal: BMJ open
mental health
psychology
open access
Abstract
A mixed-methods, quasi-experimental design was used to pragmatically evaluate a complex multicomponent intervention within a real-world setting. Evaluating a multicomponent service package against standard care prevented the attribution of observed effects to individual intervention components. The purposive selection of only two districts in Louangnamtha province limited the broader representativeness of the study sample.