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ong COVID in Childre

Recruiting
Conditions
08.9 LONG COVID
Registration Number
DRKS00028523
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsklinik Jena
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

Consent to data collection and examination/archiving of biomaterials
-Boys and girls who meet diagnostic criteria for Long Covid:
Evidence of previous SARS-CoV-2 infection (pos. SARS-CoV-2 PCR test and/or pos. SARS-CoV-2 antibody and a definite contact with a person with proven SARS-CoV-2 infection).
and
Presence of one or more symptoms compatible with Long COVID persisting longer than 4 weeks after infection and/or setting new on after initial recovery
and
relevant impairment of activities of daily life
and
no evidence for other causes wich could explain symptoms

Exclusion Criteria

- Pregnancy
- Diagnosis of a disease that explains part of the symptoms and arose independently of the SARS CoV-2 infection.

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary objective: Characterization of Long COVID-19 according to clinical, laboratory, functional and psychological aspects. Correlation to measurable organ damage, influence on quality of life. <br>Main parameter: change in quality of life caused by Long COVID-19 in childhood and adolescence, measured with SF 12.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary objectives/questions: What clues to the pathogenesis of long covid-19 can be elicited? What is the course of the disease? Can diagnostic criteria be established, or refined? Correlation to comorbidities. Correlation of functional diagnostics and laboratory with symptoms/suffering. Identification of disease-specific biomarkers.<br>Secondary outcome measures:<br>Clinical, laboratory, functional, and psychological changes at initial presentation and 3-month follow-up.
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