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Mortality, Gravity Predictive Factors and Clinical Evolution of Older COVID-19 Patients in Short Geriatric Services.

Conditions
COVID-19
Interventions
Other: Clinical data collection during hospitalization in short geriatric units.
Registration Number
NCT05455892
Lead Sponsor
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Brief Summary

Since the beginning of the year 2020, clinical characteristics of a new disease as the global COVID-19 epidemic has spread in France. People over 70 years of age are the more concerned by this virus in proportion and in gravity with some atypical first symptoms compared to younger patients. Evolution of the disease is variable from forms with few symptoms to severe forms sometimes quickly lethal.

GERICOVID LYON is a descriptive analysis of all patients over 70 years of age hospitalised for COVID-19 in short geriatric unities of University Hospital of Lyon This study will allow more comprehension about COVID-19 in older people. The role of predictive factors, pre-existing comorbidities and the nature and frequency of complications in a short period will be investigate. Treatments practices will be analysed too.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
450
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient over 70 years of age.
  • Patient hospitalized in short geriatric units in University Hospital of Lyon.
  • Patient diagnosed with COVID-19 (positive Polymerase Chain Reaction or a high presumption of COVID-19 based on clinical and/or scannographic evidence).
  • Patient Informed and non-opposed to the research (Patient informed of the study by his medical doctor during hospitalization or by post, thanks to a generic information sheet dedicated to COVID-19 researches).
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patient opposed to the research.
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Elder patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in geriatric short stay units.Clinical data collection during hospitalization in short geriatric units.All patients over 70 years of age, with a positive Polymerase Chain Reaction or a high presumption of COVID-19, hospitalized in short geriatric units in University Hospital of Lyon, who agree with retrospective collection of their clinical datas.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
In hospital mortality rate.During patient hospitalization, an average of 10 days.

Observed mortality rate will be presented with its 95% confidence interval.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital de la Croix Rousse. Hospices Civils de Lyon

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Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhone, France

Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital Edouard Herriot, Pavillon T. Hospices Civils de Lyon

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Lyon, Rhone, France

Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital Edouard Herriot. Hospices Civils de Lyon

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Lyon, Rhone, France

Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital des Charpennes. Hospices Civils de Lyon

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Villeurbanne, Rhone, France

Service de gériatrie aigue de l'hôpital Lyon Sud. Hospices Civils de Lyon

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Pierre-Bénite, Rhone, France

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