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Research Study

LDN Trial

Clinical trial for post-COVID fatigue

Currently Recruiting

Health Areas

Fatigue, Other COVID-19, Positively diagnosed COVID-19 patients

Study Purpose

Patients with Post-COVID Fatigue Syndrome (PCFS) have profound and persistent fatigue along with other symptoms (brain fog, etc.). Naltrexone is a medication that attaches to opioid receptors and blocks the effects of opioid drugs. Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN), which is about 1/10th of a normal dose, has been used with some success in similar conditions. This study aims to determine if LDN reduces fatigue and improves related symptoms of PCFS.

Details

The main study tasks will involve the following: • Taking LDN or a placebo (an inactive substance) for 16 weeks • Virtual or in-person study visits and check-ins with the study team • Completion of questionnaires • Wearing a pedometer (step counter) for one week, twice during the trial period • Collecting blood samples • In-person visit assessments (optional) • Completion of a short study drug diary daily for the first 4 weeks

location

Vancouver Island / Coast

Lower Mainland

Thompson - Okanagan

Kootenay

Cariboo

North Coast and Nechako

Northeast

recruitment end date

2025-05-02

eligibility

Age: 19 Years - 69 Years Old

Accepting Healthy Volunteers: No

Research Team Information

Principal investigator

Luis Nacul

health authority affiliation

Provincial Health Services Authority

academic affiliation

University of Northern British Columbia

collaborating organizations

BC Women's Hopsital

University of British Columbia

Provincial Health Services Authority

collaborators

Jane McKay

Adeera Levin

Xiaowei Song

Jeffrey Bone

Hiten Naik

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