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Trial reportFrontiers in psychiatry2025

Remote ischemic conditioning improves neuropsychiatric symptoms in COVID-19 patients: a randomized clinical trial.

Yaxuan Wu, Mengfan Li, Haiying Li, Hui Li, Tengqun Shen, Yuanyuan Liu, Guangming Wang, Hairong Sun, Zhenguang Li, Jinbiao Zhang

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Trial report in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Yaxuan Wu *Department of Neurology, Xichang People's Hospital, Xichang, Sichuan, China.
Mengfan Li *Department of Neurology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China.
Haiying LiDepartment of Neurology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China.
Hui LiGuangtai Engineering Laboratory, Weihai, Shandong, China.
Tengqun ShenDepartment of Resident Standardized Training Management, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China.
Yuanyuan LiuDepartment of Neurology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China.
Guangming WangMedical Administration Department, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China.
Hairong SunDepartment of Neurology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China.
Zhenguang LiDepartment of Neurology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China.
Jinbiao ZhangDepartment of Neurology, Weihai Municipal Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Weihai, Shandong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may induce cognitive impairment, insomnia, anxiety, and depression through secondary inflammatory reaction. Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC), a promisingly noninvasive intervention, can modulate the inflammatory reaction in target organs and offer organ protection. Methods: This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial recruited 65 patients with COVID-19-related insomnia to investigate whether RIC can improve neuropsychiatric symptoms in COVID-19 patients. Participants were evaluated for neuropsychiatric symptoms including cognition (Beijing version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)), sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), 14-item Fatigue Scale (FS-14) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)), anxiety (Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA)) and depression (Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17)). Serum neuronal-derived exosomes (NDEs) complement proteins and mitochondria proteins were extracted and quantified. Results: MoCA score was significantly ameliorated in the RIC group and the PSQI, FS-14, ESS, HAMA and HAMD-17 scores were remarkably decreased in the RIC group at 3 months ( Conclusions: Our study suggested that RIC may be a potential adjuvant therapy for neuropsychiatric symptoms after COVID-19. Clinical trial registration: http://www.chictr.org.cn/, identifier ChiCTR2300071190.

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cognitive impairmentCOVID-19inflammationinsomniaremote ischemic precondition

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PMID41798697
PMCPMC12963307

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