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The effectiveness and acceptability of face-to-face rehabilitation for patients with Long Covid who were not hospitalised with their acute infection: a mixed-methods study comprising a randomised controlled trial (RCT) with embedded qualitative component

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09419-z

Published Online: 2026-01-21

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Authors

Kontou, Kate https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0367-1443
Daynes, Enya

Singh, Sally J.

Evans, Rachael A.

Gardiner, Nikki

Chaplin, Emma

Richardson, Matthew

Bishop, Nicolette

Creese, Jennifer

Bateman, Nicola

Wright, Adam

Zivtins, Elga

Houchen-Wolloff, Linzy
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Wellcome Trust (223512/Z/21/Z)
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Article History

Received: 17 April 2025

Accepted: 26 December 2025

First Online: 21 January 2026

Declarations

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: Ethical approval was obtained from Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee (24/NW/0279). All participating patients will provide written informed consent.

: This manuscript does not contain individual personal data from patients.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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