Long-Covid in Patients Post Rehabilitation Treatment and Reintegration Into Everyday Life

Long COVID Clinical Trial

Official title:

Occurrence of Long-Covid in Patients After Inpatient Rehabilitation Due to Acute Covid-19 Infection. How Easy is it for Patients to Return to Everyday Life and Work After Inpatient Rehabilitation Due to Acute Covid-19-infection?

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05755542
• Other study ID #: Covid Outcome
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: March 20, 2023
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: Rehazentrum Walenstadtberg
• Contact: Jaroslaw A Dudczak, MD
• Phone: 0041793414160
• Email: jaroslaw.dudczak[@]kliniken-valens.ch
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the first study is to investigate how often a long Covid syndrome occurs after an inpatient rehabilitation due to previous hospitalization because of after acute Covid and whether there might be a connection with the severity during acute illness. 3 clusters of acute cases have been identified to be studied with regard to the long-term symptoms

1. Mild course (medication, oxygen)

2. Moderate course (IPS-IMC with NIV but without intubation)

3. Severe course (intubation)

The aim of the second study is to use a catamnestic survey and subsequent evaluation of the information to gain an insight into the existing functional deficits relevant to everyday life and restriction of the ability to participate in the workplace after rehabilitation treatment. The assessment of functional deficits is carried out in relation to:

1. Deficits in everyday skills (ADLs)

2. Restrictions in the ability to participate in the profession.

Description:

All patients who had been infected with Walenstadtberg after acute Covid infection were included.

Patients were hospitalized for inpatient rehabilitation in the period from 01.04.2020 to 30.06.2022.

A written follow-up survey was carried out with regard to a possible persistent long Covid symptoms and possible persistent deficits in everyday skills and Restrictions in the ability to participate in the profession. There are 2 cohort studies.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 500
• Est. completion date: November 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• >18 years of age

• treated at a rehabilitation facility after being hospitilized for covid-19 infection

• complete questionnaire

• written consent to use collected data

Exclusion Criteria:

• < 18 years

• incomplete questionnaire

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Long COVID

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Rehazentrum Walenstadtberg

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Occurance of Symptoms pointing at Long-Covid after rehabilitation treatment	Occurance of Symptoms pointing at Long-Covid after rehabilitation treatment	2 years
Primary	Occurance of deficits in managing everyday life and work after covid infection	Investigation of deficits experienced by patients who have been treated at a rehabilitation facility after beeing hospitilized for a covid-19 infection and the impact of these deficits in everday life as well as in the workplace	2 years
Secondary	reinfection with covid-19 after rehabilition treatment	reinfection with covid-19 after rehabilition treatment	2 years
Secondary	Impact of Covid-19 infection on quality of life	Impact of Covid-19 infection on quality of life in patients who have been treated at a rehabilition facility after beeing hospitilized due to a covid-19 infection	2 years