Research Study
Clinical trial for post-COVID fatigue
Currently Recruiting
Fatigue, Other COVID-19, Positively diagnosed COVID-19 patients
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.
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
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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