Can relaxing help you fight COVID-19?

Original Title

An integrated intervention combining cognitive‐behavioural stress management and progressive muscle relaxation improves immune biomarkers and reduces COVID‐19 severity and progression in patients with COVID‐19: A randomized control trial

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Summary

People with mild COVID-19 did daily relaxation exercises and stress training for two weeks to see if it helped their body fight the virus better.

Proposed Mechanism
CBSM and PMR reduce HPA axis activation to enhance immune function
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Quality Analysis
Methodology
73%
High QualityOverall Score
Randomized Controlled TrialMedicine

Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses

Max 100

Randomized Controlled Trials

Max 90

Cohort Studies

Max 72

Case-Control Studies

Max 58

Cross-Sectional Studies

Max 44

Case Reports & Case Series

Max 30

Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews

Max 5
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Randomized Controlled Trials
Level 1b
73

73 / 90

Evidence Score

Participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups, minimizing bias. Considered the gold standard for testing whether an intervention causes an effect.

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