Post-Covid-Syndrome ICD-10:U09.9 F06.7
Conditions
Sponsors
Klinik für Allgemeine Psychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Ability to provide informed consent, age = 18 years, history of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Group 1: new or worsened psychiatric symptoms concerning affectivity, energy levels and tiredness, cognition or anxiety and stress related problems that have started after SARS-CoV-2 infection and are persistent on the day of examination, but no shorter than 12 weeks (so called post-covid-syndrom). Group 2: no residual symptoms of after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. unable to provide informed consent 2. acute, severe somatic or psychiatric illnesses, such as: psychiatric: - acute psychosis - acute suicidal ideation - acute mania - acute intoxication - severe anxiety/OCD/depressive symptoms impeding the examination somatic: -acute neurologic or somatic illnesses that require medical attention such as acute infections, pain or injuries -persistent or chronic conditions that may impede the examination (particularly sensory or motor deficits)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neuropsycholocial performance measured as sum score (z-score) in terms of a neuropsychological assessment, consisting of the dimensions attention (alertness and divided attention, psychomotor speed), concentration (d2-R), memory (visospatial memory, verbal memory), executive function (task switching, planning and decision making, response inhibition, verbal fluency) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life, depressive symptoms, subjectiv mental performance, fatigue symptoms, assessed by application of standardized questionnaires (WHOQoL, BDI-II, Flei, FQ-D). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJanina Eckhoff
Klinik für Allgemeine Psychiatrie am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, AG Neurokognition
Outcome results
None listed