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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2023

EuCARE-POSTCOVID Study: a multicentre cohort study on long-term post-COVID-19 manifestations.

Benedetta Varisco, Francesca Bai, Sara De Benedittis, Alessandro Tavelli, Alessandro Cozzi-Lepri, Matteo Sala, Federica Gaia Miraglia, Maria Mercedes Santoro, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Yishai Shimoni and 10 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMulticenter Study
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Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05531773 (Assessment of Post COVID-19 Manifestations in a Multicenter Cohort Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05531773 recruitingnot on this map

Assessment of Post COVID-19 Manifestations in a Multicenter Cohort Study (EuCARE-POSTCOVID Study)

TypeobservationalSponsorEuresist Network GEIERan2022 to 2025Enrolled2,300ConditionsCOVID-19Armsfollow up of COVID-19 Patients
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 10 institutions in 6 countries.

Benedetta Varisco *Department of Health Sciences, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Milan, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Via A Di Rudinì 8, 20142, Milan, Italy.
Francesca Bai *Department of Health Sciences, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Milan, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Via A Di Rudinì 8, 20142, Milan, Italy.
Sara De BenedittisICONA Foundation, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro TavelliICONA Foundation, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro Cozzi-LepriCentre for Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Modelling and Evaluation (CREME), Institute for Global Health, UCL, London, UK.
Matteo SalaDepartment of Health Sciences, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Milan, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Via A Di Rudinì 8, 20142, Milan, Italy.
Federica Gaia MiragliaClinical Trials and Grant Office, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Milan, Italy.
Maria Mercedes SantoroDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Francesca Ceccherini-SilbersteinDepartment of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Yishai ShimoniHealthcare Informatics, IBM Research-Haifa, Mount Carmel Haifa, Israel.
Sivan RavidHealthcare Informatics, IBM Research-Haifa, Mount Carmel Haifa, Israel.
Tal KozlovskiHealthcare Informatics, IBM Research-Haifa, Mount Carmel Haifa, Israel.
Florian KönigInstitute for Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Nico PfeiferInstitute for Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Elham ShamsaraInstitute for Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Milosz ParczewskiDepartment of Infectious Tropical Diseases and Immune Deficiency, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
Antonella d'Arminio MonforteICONA Foundation, Milan, Italy.
Francesca IncardonaIPRO-InformaPRO S.R.L, Rome, Italy.
Chiara MommoEuResist Network, Rome, Italy.
Giulia MarchettiDepartment of Health Sciences, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Milan, ASST Santi Paolo E Carlo, Via A Di Rudinì 8, 20142, Milan, Italy. giulia.marchetti@unimi.it.
IBM Research - Haifa · ILUniversity of Milan · ITUniversity of Tübingen · DEUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · ITAOL (United States) · USAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Santi Paolo e CarloEuropean Society of Concurrent Enterprising Network · ITInforma (Italy) · ITPomeranian Medical University · PLUniversity College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPost-COVID-19 condition refers to persistent or new onset symptoms occurring three months after acute COVID-19, which are unrelated to alternative diagnoses. Symptoms include fatigue, breathlessness, palpitations, pain, concentration difficulties ("brain fog"), sleep disorders, and anxiety/depression. The prevalence of post-COVID-19 condition ranges widely across studies, affecting 10-20% of patients and reaching 50-60% in certain cohorts, while the associated risk factors remain poorly understood.

methodsThis multicentre cohort study, both retrospective and prospective, aims to assess the incidence and risk factors of post-COVID-19 condition in a cohort of recovered patients. Secondary objectives include evaluating the association between circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants and the risk of post-COVID-19 condition, as well as assessing long-term residual organ damage (lung, heart, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system) in relation to patient characteristics and virology (variant and viral load during the acute phase). Participants will include hospitalised and outpatient COVID-19 patients diagnosed between 01/03/2020 and 01/02/2025 from 8 participating centres. A control group will consist of hospitalised patients with respiratory infections other than COVID-19 during the same period. Patients will be followed up at the post-COVID-19 clinic of each centre at 2-3, 6-9, and 12-15 months after clinical recovery. Routine blood exams will be conducted, and patients will complete questionnaires to assess persisting symptoms, fatigue, dyspnoea, quality of life, disability, anxiety and depression, and post-traumatic stress disorders. DISCUSSION: This study aims to understand post-COVID-19 syndrome's incidence and predictors by comparing pandemic waves, utilising retrospective and prospective data. Gender association, especially the potential higher prevalence in females, will be investigated. Symptom tracking via questionnaires and scales will monitor duration and evolution. Questionnaires will also collect data on vaccination, reinfections, and new health issues. Biological samples will enable future studies on post-COVID-19 sequelae mechanisms, including inflammation, immune dysregulation, and viral reservoirs.

trial registrationThis study has been registered with ClinicalTrials.gov under the identifier NCT05531773.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Cohort StudiesFatigueFemaleHumansMalePost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesFollow-up after COVID-19Gender association in post-COVID-19Long COVIDPersistence of COVID-19 symptomsPost Acute Sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infectionPost-COVID-19 conditionResidual organ damage in COVID-19Variant association in post-COVID-19

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