Status:
UNKNOWN
Long COVID-19 Fatigue and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Lead Sponsor:
Centro Hospitalar Universitario do Algarve
Collaborating Sponsors:
Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia
Universidade do Algarve
Conditions:
Long COVID
Fatigue
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Brief Summary
Identify the relationship of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) prevalence with post-COVID-19 fatigue that remains at least six months after acute disease
Detailed Description
The presence of fatigue symptoms up to 6-7 months after acute COVID-19 disease, similar to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, also observed after other viral infections, have been rep...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- (1) ≥18 years; (2) previous COVID-19 at least six months before the initial study protocol evaluation; (3) persistent symptoms after cure criteria defined by WHO; (4) patients who attend the post-COVID-19 follow-up consultation of the study centers. (5) SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed by a positive real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction on a nasopharyngeal swab (6) patients who agree to sign the Written informed consent (following the ethics committee protocol).
Exclusion
- (1) patients who had a concomitant neurological disorder that could increase OSA risk (such as stroke, Parkinson disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis); (2) patients who were on invasive mechanical ventilation. (3) patients with persistent fatigue symptoms,6 months before SARS-CoV-2 infection (4) patients without SARS-CoV-2 positive real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction on a nasopharyngeal swab
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 10 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05290350
Start Date
March 10 2022
End Date
January 30 2023
Last Update
April 6 2022
Active Locations (12)
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1
Hospital Particular de Alvor
Alvor, Portugal, 8500-322
2
Hospital de Faro (Chua)
Faro, Portugal, 800-386
3
Hospital da Luz Guimaraes (HLG)
Guimarães, Portugal, 4835-23
4
Hospital de Santo Andre (Chl)
Leiria, Portugal, 2410-197