Evaluating the Feasibility, Acceptance, and Beneficial Effects of Online Occupational Therapy for Post–COVID-19 Condition: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (ErgoLoCo Study)

Post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS; also known as "long COVID") is a relatively novel disease comprising physical, psychological, and cognitive complaints persisting several weeks to months after acute infection with SARS-CoV-2. Approximately 10% of patients with COVID-19 are affected by long-term symptoms. However, effective treatment strategies are lacking. The ErgoLoCo (Occupational Therapy Ergotherapie for Long COVID) study was designed to develop and evaluate a novel occupational therapy (OT) concept of online delivery of therapy for long COVID.