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

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Long COVID

• Registration Number: NCT05755542
• Lead Sponsor: Rehazentrum Walenstadtberg

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-06
• Study Start: 2023-03-20
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-01
• Study Completion: 2023-11-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Occurance of Symptoms pointing at Long-Covid after rehabilitation treatment	2 years	Occurance of Symptoms pointing at Long-Covid after rehabilitation treatment
Occurance of deficits in managing everyday life and work after covid infection	2 years	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

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
reinfection with covid-19 after rehabilition treatment	2 years	reinfection with covid-19 after rehabilition treatment
Impact of Covid-19 infection on quality of life	2 years	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