Award
National Institutes of Health 5IK2RX004764-03
Cognitive rehabilitation to improve functioning in Veterans following COVID-19
Recipient
VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Awarded
May 13, 2026
Identifier
5IK2RX004764-03
This award supports a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess a remote cognitive training intervention for Veterans experiencing long COVID symptoms, comparing Compensatory Cognitive Training to a control condition to improve cognitive and functional outcomes.
Description
The project aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of a remote cognitive training intervention for Veterans with long COVID symptoms. The study will compare Compensatory Cognitive Training (CCT) with a control condition (Holistic Cognitive Education, HCE) in a pilot randomized controlled trial involving 70 Veterans. Outcomes include measures of overall functioning, cognitive performance, quality of life, psychiatric symptoms, sleep disturbance, and engagement in activities. The training includes components in cognitive rehabilitation, clinical trial methodology, biomarkers, and advanced statistics.