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Covid-19 in elite sports - a multicentre cohort study

Covid-19 in elite sports - a multicentre cohort study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00023717
Enrollment
3560
Registered
2021-06-15
Start date
2020-10-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Covid-19 U07.1

Interventions

Group 1: national squad members once a year have to do medical sports test in order to get their sports approval. These investigations comprise several testings such as case history, anthropometry, re

Sponsors

Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft BISp
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cohort 1: 1: age = 18 years 2: underwent Covid-19 infection (positive PCR and/or positive IgG+typical clinics) 3: frequent physical activity with at least 3 sessions per week with a minimum of 20 METS Kohort 2: Age = 14 Elite athletes belonging to a national squad Either check up for annual main investigation or other routine diagnostics in the department

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Acute infection with SARS-Cov-2 or positive PCR 2) German skills do not match to fill out the questionnaire 3) Rejection of blood draw during routine diagnostics 4) acute infection, which prevents an inclusion to the sutdy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
-Are there cardial oder pulmonary abnormalities within elite athletes with positive serostatus with regard to SARS-CoV-2? -Are there any organic or functional secondary outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection especially with regard to performance? -Are there long term effects resulting from Covid-19 secondary damage? -Impacts of the Covid-19-Pandemic? -What about the rate of infection? -Estimation for the risk of a hard course

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
-With regard to covid-19 associated secondary diseases: are there predictors like physical fitness, type of sports or training schedule? -Is it possible to evaluate the risk for a serious outcome after an infection with SARS-CoV-2 with preliminary data when one gets infected over time?

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactManuel Widmann

Innere Medizin V Abteilung Sportmedizin Tübingen

manuel.widmann@med.uni-tuebingen.de07071 29 88378

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 29, 2026