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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2022

COVID-19 Test Before Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games: An Implemented Protocol to Protect Paralympic Athletes.

Greta E Muti, Giovanna Muti-Schuenemann, Fulvia Pimpinelli, Antonio Spataro, Antonio Fiore, Francesca Ciasullo, Daniela Olivieri, Marta Rigoni, Serena Delbue, Elena Pariani and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in sports and active living, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Greta E MutiMedical Scholl, San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
Giovanna Muti-SchuenemannHealth Research Methods, Evidence and Impact Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Fulvia PimpinelliLazio Region COVID Center, San Gallicano Institute, Instituti Fisioterapici Ospedalieri (IFO), Rome, Italy.
Antonio SpataroItalian Rowing Federation Olympic Team, Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Rome, Italy.
Antonio FioreItalian Fencing Federation Olympic Team, Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI), Rome, Italy.
Francesca CiasulloCentro Italiano Studio Sviluppo Psicoterapie A Breve Termine (CISSPAT) Sport Psychology and Coaching Unit, Consultant Italian Fencing Olympic Federation, Rome, Italy.
Daniela OlivieriConsultant Italian Fencing Olympic Federation, Rome, Italy.
Marta RigoniIndustrial Engineering Department, Trento University, Trento, Italy.
Serena DelbueDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Elena ParianiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Fabio MuziSport Medicine Department, Regional Health System, Terni, Italy.
Sara DonzelliOncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit, Italian National Cancer Center "Regina Elena", Rome, Italy.
Sabrina StranoOncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit, Italian National Cancer Center "Regina Elena", Rome, Italy.
Aldo MorroneScientific Director Office, San Gallicano Institute, IFO, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni BlandinoOncogenomic and Epigenetic Unit, Italian National Cancer Center "Regina Elena", Rome, Italy.
Paola MutiDepartment of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.

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objectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic represents a difficult challenge for the whole of humanity. Sports, in which contact between athletes is essential, became impossible to practice without the risk of viral spread. Athletes of the national teams are a particular subgroup of the population for whom there is an important need for protection and the implementation of targeted preventive measures. The present report describes the protocol that was developed to answer the urgent protection need for athletes during COVID-19 pandemic. The protocol aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of a rigid prevention intervention to prevent outbreaks and infections in terms of COVID-19 as well as in other potential future pandemics from pathogens with similar path of transmission.

methodsThe study was conducted in rowing para-thletes training of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo2020. It was designed to create an anti-COVID-19 "

resultsDuring the 10 months of protocol implementation there were no COVID-19 outbreaks among the para-athletes and technical personnel during the retreats. In total, 552 PCR tests and 298 antigen-based tests were performed for an average number of 42 test per athlete. The number of retreat participants was larger (

conclusionThe protocol has indicated that it is possible to implement an anti-COVID-19 protection protocol where athletes and technical staff can train and compete in safe conditions. The study showed that it is feasible to implement a rigid prevention protocol for athletes and technical staff based on repeated COVID-19 antigenic and molecular tests for a long period of training with excellent participation and compliance.

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anti-COVID-19 protocolCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 testParalympic games

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