Incidence, Associated Factors, and Burden of Post COVID-19 Condition in Brazil
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Multiple exposures.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Brazil
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This is a national retrospective cohort study with internet-based recruitment which intends to enroll 1,694 adult patients with COVID-19 diagnosis during the SARS-CoV-2 omicron wave in Brazil. Participants with confirmed symptomatic COVID-19 after january 2022 will be evaluated in order to assess incidence, potential risk factors and impact of post COVID-19 condition according to the WHO definition on health-related quality of life and other relevant patient-centered outcomes.
Interventions
- Other Multiple exposures
Exposures variables (observational study): age, gender, education, comorbidities, vaccination status, severity of the acute episode of COVID-19, treatments used for acute COVID-19.
Primary outcome measures
- Post COVID-19 condition according to the WHO definition [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
- EQ5D-3L [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
Secondary outcome measures (9)
- Instrumental activities of daily living [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
- Functional status [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
- Cognition [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
- Anxiety symptoms [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
- Depression symptoms [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
- Posttraumatic stress symptoms [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
- Time to return to work or studies [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
- Healthcare utilization [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
- Costs [Time frame: 3 to 24 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Age ≥ 18 years;
- Brazilian resident;
- Symptomatica COVID-19 confirmed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or antigen test for SARS-COV-2 after January 2022, with diagnosis at least 90 days before recruitment.
Exclusion criteria
- No availability to participate in remote research appointments;
- Communication difficulty (aphasia, important hearing loss, non-portuguese speaker, severe dementia)
- Refuse to provide informed consent
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Brazil · 1 center
- Inova Medical — Cachoeirinha
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05822193 · 2023/001