Virtual Pet–Assisted Therapy to Alleviate Symptoms of Long COVID: A Prospective Pilot Interventional Study

Ruka Kamo; Taiju Miyagami; Mizue Saita; Nanami Hara; Yuichiro Mine; Tsubasa Nishina; Yukiko Fukui; Yoshinao Harada; Mihoko Niitsuma; Toshio Naito

doi:10.12659/MSM.950105

10 December 2025 : Clinical Research

Virtual Pet–Assisted Therapy to Alleviate Symptoms of Long COVID: A Prospective Pilot Interventional Study

Ruka Kamo^{ABCDEF 1}, Taiju Miyagami

^{ABCDEFG 2*}, Mizue Saita^{ABCDEFG 2}, Nanami Hara^{B 3}, Yuichiro Mine^{B 1}, Tsubasa Nishina^{B 1}, Yukiko Fukui^{ADE 2}, Yoshinao Harada

^{ACD 4}, Mihoko Niitsuma^{ABCDE 3}, Toshio Naito

^{ACDEG 2}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.950105

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e950105

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Figure 4 The patient wears the headset and holds the controller in one hand.

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